Synonyms for lavish
- adjective
- verb
Most common
sumptuous extravagant opulent exuberant excessive immoderate generous lush
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Sumptuous — expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal
sumptuous, extravagant, opulent, exuberant, abundant, wasteful, rich, profligate, prodigal, expansive, effusive, spendthrift, ample, liberal, flush, thick, galore, unthrifty, superabundant, improvident, effuse, thriftless
2. Excessive — superabundant; excessive
excessive, immoderate, unrestrained, wanton, intemperate, overmuch, devilish, unreasonable, inordinate, overweening, rampant, undue, unmeasured
3. Generous
generous, munificent, unsparing, unstinting, free, unstinted, overgenerous
Verb
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.
lavish of money; lavish of praise
- adj. 2
Superabundant; excessive.
- adj. 3
Rank or lush with vegetation.
- v. 1
To give out extremely generously; to squander.
They lavished money on the dinner.
Forms
- Past participle
- lavished
e.g. lavished → squandered, spent, wasted, consumed…
Choose the right word
Lavish and profuse imply a decided excess, oftenest in the ill sense. We rejoice in abundant resources, and honor generous hospitality; lavish or profuse expenditure suggests extravagance and wastefulness.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- extravagant She considered him extravagant with electricity.
- sumptuous The sumptuous residence of a government official was pillaged.
- exuberant Those children are in exuberant spirits.
- opulent Sami lived in an opulent mansion in Cairo.
- excessive The government's expenditures are a bit excessive.
- immoderate Immoderate drinking can have negative consequences.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| lavish | rising | |
| extravagant | steady | |
| sumptuous | rising | |
| exuberant | rising | |
| opulent | rising | |
| excessive | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- free1, rich1, rash1, lush1
- 5 letters
- spend1, waste1, thick1, flush1, ample2, undue2, plush1, hasty2, bosky
- 6 letters
- shower2, galore2, wanton2, expend2, drippy, plushy, effuse
- 7 letters
- liberal3, consume2, rampant2, opulent3, verdant2
- 8 letters
- generous3, abundant3, wasteful2, prodigal3, devilish2, squander2, effusive3, overmuch, verdured
- 9 letters
- excessive3, expansive3, impulsive3, sumptuous2, exuberant4, dissipate3, bountiful3, luxuriant4, unsparing3, unstinted, unthrifty
- 10 letters
- inordinate4, profligate3, unmeasured, immoderate, munificent, unstinting3, thriftless
- 11 letters
- spontaneous4, extravagant4, spendthrift2, intemperate4, overweening, improvident
- 12 letters
- unreasonable4, unrestrained3, overgenerous5
- 13 letters
- superabundant
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ample2 = 2 syllables).