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extravagant
ex·trav·a·gant E0303100 (ĭk-străv′ə-gənt)adj.1. a. Exceeding reasonable bounds: extravagant demands. See Synonyms at excessive.b. Unreasonably high in cost; exorbitant: extravagant fees.c. Lavish or imprudent in spending money: extravagant members of the imperial court.2. Extremely abundant; profuse: extravagant vegetation.3. Archaic Straying beyond limits or bounds; wandering.
[Middle English, unusual, rambling, from Old French, from Medieval Latin extrāvagāns, extrāvagant-, present participle of extrāvagārī, to wander : Latin extrā, outside; see extra- + Latin vagārī, to wander.]
ex·trav′a·gant·ly adv.extravagant (ɪkˈstrævəɡənt) adj1. spending money excessively or immoderately2. going beyond usual bounds; unrestrained: extravagant praise. 3. ostentatious; showy4. exorbitant in price; overpriced[C14: from Medieval Latin extravagāns, from Latin extra- + vagārī to wander] exˈtravagantly advex•trav•a•gant (ɪkˈstræv ə gənt)
adj. 1. spending much more than is necessary or wise: an extravagant shopper. 2. excessively high: extravagant prices. 3. exceeding the bounds of reason or moderation: extravagant demands. 4. going beyond what is deserved or justifiable: extravagant praise. 5. elaborate or showy. 6. Obs. wandering. [1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin extrāvagant-, s. of extrāvagāns= Latin extrā- extra- + vagāns, past participle of vagārī to wander] ex•trav′a•gant•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | extravagant - unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed"overweening, excessive, exuberantunrestrained - not subject to restraint; "unrestrained laughter" | | 2. | extravagant - recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures"prodigal, profligate, spendthriftwasteful - tending to squander and waste |
extravagantadjective1. wasteful, excessive, lavish, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, imprudent, improvident his extravagant lifestyle
wasteful sparing, careful, moderate, sensible, prudent, economical, frugal, thrifty, miserly, tight-fisted (informal)2. overpriced, expensive, costly Her aunt gave her an uncharacteristically extravagant gift.3. exorbitant, excessive, steep (informal), unreasonable, inordinate, extortionate hotels charging extravagant prices
exorbitant reasonable, moderate, economical4. excessive, exaggerated, outrageous, wild, fantastic, absurd, foolish, over the top (slang), unreasonable, preposterous, fanciful, unrestrained, inordinate, outré, immoderate, O.T.T. (slang) He was extravagant in his admiration of Lillie.
excessive conservative, reasonable, moderate, sensible, realistic, restrained, sober, down-to-earth, prudent5. showy, elaborate, flamboyant, impressive, fancy, flashy, ornate, pretentious, grandiose, gaudy, garish, ostentatious, gee-whizz (slang) The couple wed in extravagant style in 1995.
showy conservative, moderate, restrained, soberextravagantadjective1. Characterized by excessive or imprudent spending:lavish, prodigal, profligate, profuse, spendthrift, wasteful.2. Exceeding a normal or reasonable limit:excessive, exorbitant, extreme, immoderate, inordinate, overabundant, overmuch, undue.3. Given to or marked by unrestrained abundance:exuberant, lavish, lush, luxuriant, opulent, prodigal, profuse, riotous, superabundant.Translationsextravagant (ikˈstrӕvəgənt) adjective1. using or spending too much; wasteful. He's extravagant with money; an extravagant use of materials/energy. 浪費的 浪费的2. (of ideas, emotions etc) exaggerated or too great. extravagant praise. 誇大的，過度的 过度的exˈtravagantly adverb 浪費地，過分地 过分地exˈtravagance nounHis wife's extravagance reduced them to poverty; Food is a necessity, but wine is an extravagance. 奢侈 奢侈EncyclopediaSeeExtravaganceLegalSeeExtravagantesextravagant
Synonyms for extravagantadj wastefulSynonyms- wasteful
- excessive
- lavish
- prodigal
- profligate
- spendthrift
- imprudent
- improvident
Antonyms- sparing
- careful
- moderate
- sensible
- prudent
- economical
- frugal
- thrifty
- miserly
- tight-fisted
adj overpricedSynonyms- overpriced
- expensive
- costly
adj exorbitantSynonyms- exorbitant
- excessive
- steep
- unreasonable
- inordinate
- extortionate
Antonyms- reasonable
- moderate
- economical
adj excessiveSynonyms- excessive
- exaggerated
- outrageous
- wild
- fantastic
- absurd
- foolish
- over the top
- unreasonable
- preposterous
- fanciful
- unrestrained
- inordinate
- outré
- immoderate
- O.T.T.
Antonyms- conservative
- reasonable
- moderate
- sensible
- realistic
- restrained
- sober
- down-to-earth
- prudent
adj showySynonyms- showy
- elaborate
- flamboyant
- impressive
- fancy
- flashy
- ornate
- pretentious
- grandiose
- gaudy
- garish
- ostentatious
- gee-whizz
Antonyms- conservative
- moderate
- restrained
- sober
Synonyms for extravagantadj characterized by excessive or imprudent spendingSynonyms- lavish
- prodigal
- profligate
- profuse
- spendthrift
- wasteful
adj exceeding a normal or reasonable limitSynonyms- excessive
- exorbitant
- extreme
- immoderate
- inordinate
- overabundant
- overmuch
- undue
adj given to or marked by unrestrained abundanceSynonyms- exuberant
- lavish
- lush
- luxuriant
- opulent
- prodigal
- profuse
- riotous
- superabundant
Synonyms for extravagantadj unrestrained, especially with regard to feelingsSynonyms- overweening
- excessive
- exuberant
Related Wordsadj recklessly wastefulSynonyms- prodigal
- profligate
- spendthrift
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