extravagant Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- spendthrift
- profligate
- generous
- liberal
- lavish
- high-rolling
- reckless
- philanthropical
- careless
- philanthropic
- prodigal
- unthrifty
Weak:
Strongest:
- thrifty
- frugal
- economical
- miserly
- conserving
- conserving
- thrifty
- economical
- cheap
- parsimonious
- stingy
- miserly
- parsimonious
- cheap
- stingy
- tight
- tight
- frugal
Strong:
- penurious
- pinching
- tightfisted
- economizing
- prudent
- careful
- wise
- penny-pinching
- sparing
- spare
- judicious
- skimping
- scrimping
- spare
- tightfisted
- judicious
- pinching
- close
- scrimping
- careful
- sparing
- mean
- penurious
- wise
- close
- mean
- niggardly
- penny-pinching
- sensible
- sensible
- skimping
- niggardly
- economizing
- prudent
Weak:
extravagant Meaning
extravagant (s)
unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
recklessly wasteful
extravagant (a.)
Wandering beyond one's bounds; roving; hence, foreign.
Exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained; as, extravagant acts, wishes, praise, abuse.
Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful; as, an extravagant man.
extravagant (n.)
One who is confined to no general rule.
Certain constitutions or decretal epistles, not at first included with others, but subsequently made a part of the canon law.
extravagant Sentence Examples
- The extravagant party featured a lavish buffet, elaborate decorations, and a live band.
- The king's extravagant lifestyle included a palace with a thousand rooms and a wardrobe of hundreds of suits.
- The extravagant cost of the new stadium drew criticism from taxpayers.
- The actor's extravagant spending habits led to bankruptcy.
- The extravagant gift of a diamond necklace left her speechless.
- The extravagant display of wealth was met with envy and disapproval.
- The extravagant wedding featured a ten-tiered cake, a live elephant, and a fireworks show.
- The extravagant beauty of the sunset over the ocean took her breath away.
- The extravagant generosity of the philanthropist helped save countless lives.
- The extravagant language of the poet created a vivid and imaginative world.
FAQs About the word extravagant
unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings, recklessly wastefulWandering beyond one's bounds; roving; hence, foreign., Exceeding due bounds; wild; excessi
wasteful, spendthrift, profligate,generous, liberal, lavish, high-rolling, reckless, philanthropical, careless
thrifty, frugal, economical, miserly, conserving, conserving, thrifty,economical, cheap, parsimonious
The extravagant party featured a lavish buffet, elaborate decorations, and a live band.
The king's extravagant lifestyle included a palace with a thousand rooms and a wardrobe of hundreds of suits.
The extravagant cost of the new stadium drew criticism from taxpayers.
The actor's extravagant spending habits led to bankruptcy.
