lavishes
The word “lavishes” has 3 syllables: lav-ish-es
It's pronounced as /ˈlævɪʃɪz/
What is synonym and antonym for lavishes?
In the thesaurus, “lavishes” has 37 synonyms and 14 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for lavishes along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for lavishes
- blows
- bombards
- consumes
- depletes
- disburses
- dissipates
- exhausts
- expends
- fiddles away
- floods
- gushes
- hails
- heaps
- impoverishes
- indulges
- inundates
- lays out
- loses
- makes ducks and drakes of
- misspends
- overflows
- overindulges
- overspends
- overwhelms
- plays ducks and drakes with
- pours
- rains
- runs through
- shoots
- showers
- spends
- splurges
- squanders
- streams
- swamps
- throws away
- wastes
Antonyms for lavishes
- conserves
- economizes
- hoards
- holds back
- keeps
- lays up
- preserves
- protects
- reserves
- retains
- saves
- scrimps
- skimps
- withholds
Meanings of lavishes
- verb
- To give out extremely generously; to squander.
- To give out to (somebody) extremely generously.
Example Sentences
- She lavishes care on her plants, ensuring they always have the best environment.
- The company lavishes its top employees with bonuses and gifts.
- He lavishes compliments on his friends to make them feel appreciated.
- The chef lavishes the dish with fresh herbs before serving.
- The philanthropist lavishes his wealth on charitable causes across the world.
On this page you'll find 51 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to lavishes, such as: blows, bombards, conserves, consumes, depletes, disburses, dissipates.
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- fields
- gamuts
- guts
- hamstrings
- harms
- havocs
- heaths
- hurts
- immensities
- immoderacies
- impairs
- impoverishes
- incapacitates
- indulgences
- indulges
- injures
- invalids
- kills
- kills off
- latitudes
- lavishes
- lays out
- lays up
- lengths
- licks
- liquidates
- loots
- loses
- losses
- luxuries
- magnitudes
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- mangles
- mars
- massacres
- masters
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- natures
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- overbears
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- tires
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