EXTRAVAGANCY Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

extravagancy

noun

ik-ˈstra-vi-gən(t)-sē

Definition of extravagancy

as in generosity

the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money warned their spendthrift daughter that she would eventually pay the price for her extravagancy

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Noun

Aunt Jackie, revealing her own sense of humor and generosity, gave Mum a green four-leaf clover-pin with a small diamond on each leaf.

— Kerry Kennedy, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026
The conflict between pragmatism and generosity begins at a small scale and incrementally escalates.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of generosity

Noun

Bezos and Sánchez Bezos received backlash for the event’s lavishness during global hardships.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
The Vanity Fair of today embodies a certain sort of lavishness—an often unironic appreciation of and yearning for rich people things.

— Naomi Skwarna, hazlitt.net, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of lavishness

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That same barbecue sauce is served with a gargantuan chicken cutlet sheathed in a crunchy golden crust of gluten-free panko crumbs and a profusion of sesame seeds.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Making pilgrims safe and comfortable But pilgrimages did not go away, nor did the profusion of information surrounding them.

— Shay Rabineau, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

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