extravagant
adjective
ex·trav·a·gant ik-ˈstra-vi-gənt 
1
a
: exceeding the limits of reason or necessity
extravagant claims
b
: lacking in moderation, balance, and restraint
extravagant praise
c
: extremely or excessively elaborate
an extravagant display
2
: extremely or unreasonably high in price
an extravagant purchase
3
a
: spending much more than necessary
has always been extravagant with her money
b
: profuse, lavish
4
a
archaic : wandering
b
obsolete : strange, curious
extravagantly adverb
Synonyms
- high-rolling
- prodigal
- profligate
- spendthrift
- squandering
- thriftless
- unthrifty
- wasteful
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Example Sentences
The company has been making extravagant claims about the drug's effectiveness. The film is notable for its extravagant settings and special effects. We're going on a less extravagant vacation this year. Her extravagant spending has to stop.
Recent Examples on the Web In the show, Sorokin swindles her way into New York City’s upper crust by lying about her fortune as a German heiress and defrauds banks out of millions to fund her extravagant lifestyle. 
Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Aug. 2022 The novel contains all the tropes of popular escapist fiction: exotic locations, extravagant sumptuousness, an older, experienced person seducing a naive ingenue. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2022 Turns out, the simple fairytale of limos, roses, extravagant jet-setting, tears and heartbreak isn’t so easy to replicate, as no new network hits have broken through in recent memory. Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 27 Apr. 2022 The most extravagant seats are those in the four Founders Suites overlooking midfield. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022 Prince’s most extravagant ambitions often pushed him off the radio. Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2022 Without question, the most extravagant component is the drive mode selector – its design inspired by a luxury watch and colored with Maserati blue – located at the top of the center console. Michael Harley, Forbes, 11 July 2022 This year marks her eighth time working the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks in NYC, the city’s most extravagant show. Li Anne Liew, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 The most extravagant things in the show are the backgrounds of the drawings. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 See More
Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Aug. 2022 The novel contains all the tropes of popular escapist fiction: exotic locations, extravagant sumptuousness, an older, experienced person seducing a naive ingenue. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2022 Turns out, the simple fairytale of limos, roses, extravagant jet-setting, tears and heartbreak isn’t so easy to replicate, as no new network hits have broken through in recent memory. Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 27 Apr. 2022 The most extravagant seats are those in the four Founders Suites overlooking midfield. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2022 Prince’s most extravagant ambitions often pushed him off the radio. Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2022 Without question, the most extravagant component is the drive mode selector – its design inspired by a luxury watch and colored with Maserati blue – located at the top of the center console. Michael Harley, Forbes, 11 July 2022 This year marks her eighth time working the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks in NYC, the city’s most extravagant show. Li Anne Liew, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022 The most extravagant things in the show are the backgrounds of the drawings. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin extravagant-, extravagans, from Latin extra- + vagant-, vagans, present participle of vagari to wander about, from vagus wandering
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b
Kids Definition
extravagant
adjective
ex·trav·a·gant ik-ˈstra-və-gənt
1
: going beyond what is reasonable or suitable
extravagant praise
2
: wasteful especially of money
extravagantly
adverb
as in expensively
in a luxurious manner the ancient Roman emperors lived as extravagantly as any rulers in history Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- expensively
- luxuriously
- large
- richly
- opulently
- sumptuously
- high
- comfortably
- lavishly
- impressively
- fine
- magnificently
- fatly
- plushly
- grandly
- ostentatiously
- grandiosely
- pretentiously
- pompously
- imposingly
- wastefully
- prodigally
- indulgently
- affluently
- palatially
- immoderately
- splendidly
- intemperately
- wealthily
- wantonly
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- austerely
- modestly
- humbly
- simply
- plainly
- poorly
- economically
- cheaply
- frugally
- meagerly
- unpretentiously
- moderately
- sparingly
- reasonably
- sensibly
- inexpensively
- prudently
- conservatively
- sparely
- temperately
- thriftily
- skimpily
- restrainedly