extravagance

Examples

• All

• Corruption and crony capitalism, extravagance and lavish spending had devastating effects on the economy and on society.

  Academic text (1993)

• Dad had a particular aversion to extravagance and insisted on the compactness of the things around him.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Do you know, she was much hated for her extravagance in clothes.

  Reds (1981)

• Whose extravagance is blamed for the desperate financial situation of France.

  Jefferson in Paris (1995)

• I know it's a meaningless extravagance, but I had to have it.

  Manhattan (1979)

• You must guard against this tendency to extravagance and ostentation.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The truth was that business reverses and Alfie's extravagance had led him into serious financial trouble.

  You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)

• Our one little extravagance is a live-in butler and housekeeper.

  The Jerk (1979)

• Through her extravagances and gambling and spending she bankrupted him.

  Danger Signal (1945)

• Her spending on the party decorations was a clear example of extravagance that shocked everyone at the event.

Synonyms

C

conspicuous consumption

vsextravagance

5 7.9

Buying expensive things to show others you have wealth or status

is excessive spending without the specific aim of public display

P

profligacy

vsextravagance

• Formal

3 9.8

A very wasteful use of money or things that shows little care about cost

is broad excessive spending not limited to pleasure driven recklessness

W

wastefulness

vsextravagance

1 4.6

Using money or things carelessly in a way that causes extra loss

focuses on spending too much money rather than general inefficient use

S

squandering

vsextravagance

1 7.2

Using valuable things like time or money in a wasteful way

is about excess spending generally, not only the act of wasting resources

L

lavishness

vsextravagance

1 6.6

A way of using a lot of money or things to show wealth

is about excessive spending broadly, not necessarily luxurious abundance

P

prodigality

vsextravagance

1 9.9

Spending a lot of money in a wasteful, careless way

is excessive spending in general rather than specifically reckless behavior

D

dissaving

vsextravagance

• Specialized

1 9.2

An act of spending more money than you earn by using money you put aside

is excessive spending in general rather than the accounting result of overspending

T

thriftlessness

vsextravagance

1 9.9

A habit of spending money and not saving for the future

describes one-off excessive spending instead of a persistent careless state

S

sumptuosity

vsextravagance

• Formal

1 9.9

Very rich and costly display that shows great wealth

is excess spending more generally and not only costly luxury

S

spendthriftiness

vsextravagance

1 9.2

A habit of wasting money by buying things you do not need

refers to excessive spending as an act rather than a persistent habit

Antonyms

M

moderation

47 3.5

Keeping actions or feelings within reasonable limits

F

frugality

8 5.8

Careful use of money and things to avoid waste

How Extravagant

profligacy

• Formal

3 9.8

wastefulness

1 4.6

extravagance

1 6.8

moderation

47 3.5

thrift

14 3.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology