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

Sentencing her, Judge Jason Taylor KC said: "Blinded by your greed you persistently and manipulatively pulled whatever lever you thought necessary to fund your extravagant lifestyle."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 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

He also shared how he was awestruck by Epstein and his extravagant life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

It was a dime that should have gone into the bank, but Katie figured she could be extravagant once a year.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

extravagant

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