vverb.possessionexpend profusely; also used with abstract nounsSynset:shower
Examples:- He was showered with praise
Hypernyms:consume squander ware waste
Inherited Hypernyms:lavishconsumespendpaygivetransfer
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something on somebody | They --- their grandchild with money (apply to: shower) | They --- money on their grandchild (apply to: lavish)
adj satadj.allvery generousSynset:munificent overgenerous too-generous unsparing unstinted unstinting
Examples:- distributed gifts with a lavish hand
- the critics were lavish in their praise
- a munificent gift
- his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent
- prodigal praise
- unsparing generosity
- his unstinted devotion
- called for unstinting aid to Britain
Antonyms:stingy
Derivationally Related Form:munificencelavishness
Inherited Hypernyms:lavish
Similar to:generous
adj satadj.allcharacterized by extravagance and profusionSynset:lucullan plush plushy
Examples:- a lavish buffet
- a lucullan feast
Antonyms:poor
Derivationally Related Form:Luculluslavishness
Inherited Hypernyms:lavish
Similar to:rich