extravagance | Definition of extravagance

Synonyms and Antonyms of extravagance

1 the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money

Hollywood stars are famous for the extravagance of their parties

Synonyms of extravagance

extravagancy, lavishness, prodigality, profusion, wastefulness

Words Related to extravagance

conspicuous consumption, splurge

bountifulness, generosity, liberality

improvidence, squandering

indulgence, overindulgence, self-indulgence

excess, immoderacy, overkill

Near Antonyms of extravagance

austerity, moderation, restraint, temperance

Antonyms of extravagance

economy, frugality, penny-pinching

2 an instance of spending money or resources without care or restraint

the purchase of a fur coat was simply the latest of his wife's extravagances

Synonyms of extravagance

prodigality, waste

Words Related to extravagance

indulgence, luxury, splurge

dissipation, profligacy, profusion, squandering, wastefulness

overindulgence, self-indulgence

excess, immoderacy, overkill

Near Antonyms of extravagance

belt-tightening, conservation, economizing, economy, frugality, parsimony, penny-pinching, saving, scrimping, skimping, thrift

austerity, moderation, restraint, temperance, temperateness