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extravagant
adjective as in indulgent, wasteful
Strongest matches
absurd, bizarre, bling, blingy, costly, exaggerated, excessive, exorbitant, expensive, fanciful, fancy, fantastic, flamboyant, flashy, garish, gaudy, grandiose, implausible, lavish, ludicrous, ornate, ostentatious, outrageous, overpriced, profligate, reckless, ridiculous, showy, silly
Weak matches
crazy, extortionate, extreme, foolish, immoderate, improvident, imprudent, inordinate, nonsensical, preposterous, pretentious, prodigal, spendthrift, steep, unbalanced, unconscionable, unreasonable, unrestrained
Example Sentences
A basketball-style finger-roll lob in the direction of a beaten defender against Castres and an extravagant swallow dive against Bristol were two recent efforts.
But thousands of ordinary Catholics have also arrived to pay their respects to a pontiff known for shunning many of the extravagant trappings associated with the position.
Existential inquiry is an artistic staple, but typically it tends toward big gestures and grand declarations — see extravagant and flamboyant Abstract Expressionist paintings of the late-1940s and 1950s for examples.
Known for her drag aesthetic, extravagant costumes and punchy lyrics, Chappell's also shown she's fearless outside of her music, more than once coming under fire for speaking out on issues close to her heart.
The heartiness, the ease, the adaptability — but with a precision that makes it feel just a little bit extravagant.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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