extravagant

[ik-strav-uh-guhnt] / ɪkˈstræv ə gənt /

ADJECTIVE

indulgent, wasteful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurd bizarre bling blingy costly exaggerated excessive exorbitant expensive fanciful fancy fantastic flamboyant flashy garish gaudy grandiose implausible lavish ludicrous ornate ostentatious outrageous overpriced profligate reckless ridiculous showy silly

WEAK

crazy extortionate extreme foolish immoderate improvident imprudent inordinate nonsensical preposterous pretentious prodigal spendthrift steep unbalanced unconscionable unreasonable unrestrained

Antonyms

STRONGEST

believable calm careful cheap drab good inexpensive logical moderate modest normal ordinary plain poor reasonable restrained sensible serious simple small tasteful unflashy usual wise

WEAK

close economical provident saving stingy thrifty unpretentious

Example Sentences

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But all things wouldn’t be equal, because solid-state batteries wouldn’t need the extravagant cooling systems required by NMCs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

“The extravagant gifting and banqueting and entertaining that fueled one big sector of imported wine has evaporated,” said Ian Ford, founding partner of Nimbility, an Asia-based beverage consulting firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Whether he needs many more millions is a separate question, and recent signs point to financial troubles aside from his notoriously extravagant spending.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

The extravagant over-sized jackets with large shoulder pads of previous seasons have become more fitted -- still loosely tailored, but more traditional.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

But introduce a new queen and the most extravagant change takes place.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

extravagant

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