luxury
noun
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Synonyms & Antonyms for luxury
Synonyms
amenity, comfort, extra, frill, indulgence, superfluity
Antonyms
basic, essential, fundamental, must, necessity, requirement
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The findings, first reported by The Washington Post, determined Bransfield had spent church funds on dining out, liquor, personal travel and luxury items, as well as personal gifts to fellow bishops and cardinals in the U.S. and Vatican. — John Raby, baltimoresun.com, "Lawsuit accusing ex-West Virginia bishop of drunken sexual assault settled; replacement to be installed today," 22 Aug. 2019 The Byar Volta is an electric city bike designed for urbanites with a penchant for luxury, not speed. — Thomas Ricker, The Verge, "Byar Volta is a shaft-driven e-bike that might never need charging," 17 July 2019 Ugly Duckling Coty has increased sales and improved profit in luxury and professional beauty, but core consumer products are now money-losers. — John D. Stoll, WSJ, "What Kylie Jenner Can Teach Us About M&A," 12 July 2019 Waiving and stretching players is never a team's first recourse, but this was the price for the Bucks to retain Lopez and Hill in particular while staying under the NBA's luxury-tax threshold of $132.6 million in salary. — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Bucks waive Jon Leuer to create cap space; George Hill signing becomes official," 9 July 2019 Keep scrolling for a 10-minute makeup tutorial for women who consider time a luxury (*raises hand*). — Maya Allen, Marie Claire, "I Tried Sir John's New Lion King Collection," 21 June 2019 In order to shame churchmen and laypeople alike into being less focused on wealth and luxury, moralists mobilized all the rhetorical weapons at their disposal. — Sara Lipton, The New York Review of Books, "A Terribly Durable Myth," 17 June 2019 Adding to the luxury and convenience, all buildings have elevators and Vista Flats units have private elevators into each home. — Cameron Sullivan, The Mercury News, "Sponsored: Infill communities add beauty," 16 Aug. 2019 Meat is an unaffordable luxury: a kilo of beef costs 9% of an average week’s pay. — The Economist, "Egypt is reforming its economy, but poverty is rising," 8 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'luxury.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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