LAVISHED Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

lavished

verb

past tense of lavish

as in heaped

to give readily and in large quantities doting parents lavishing lots of attention on their children

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as in spent

to use up carelessly a great actor who lavished his talent in lousy movies

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Recent Examples of lavished The two governors, who mended fences after clashing over last year’s Proposition 50 redistricting campaign, lavished praise on each other for their climate bona fides. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The messages quickly took on a romantic tone, the lawsuit claims, all while the coach allegedly lavished the player with gifts, including direct payment of some $450 and AirPods worth another $400. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026 Its following includes Emmy voters, who lavished the series with 19 nominations, the most of any new series this year. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 Critics lavished praise on the film, so much so that chatter about potential Oscar attention kicked up in Hollywood. — Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 While many soccer fans and media observers have given Fox a mixed report card compared with ESPN, Pitaro lavished praise on his competitor. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 July 2026 Although much attention was lavished on their July 1986 royal wedding, their married life was complicated by scandal. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 July 2026 The old temples of Tamil Nadu are a treasure-trove of forms incised on stone or magicked from brass, and lavished daily with fruit and flowers, incense and sandalwood, music and light. — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026 Likewise, Wong’s bricks are beyond compare in the attention lavished on each individual building block. — Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026

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European leaders are rallying around Zelensky after the White House heaped pressure on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian oil facilities, even as Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure continue unabated.

— Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Ukraine’s drone strikes, most recently against Russian data centers, have heaped more inconvenience upon Russian consumers, who already face major internet disruptions.

— Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of heaped

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At least $343,100 is to be spent on surveillance after the president falsely blamed vandals for damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

— Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
On a humid morning in June, Ramadan Elmoudi nervously watched grid current flow into a machine his colleagues had spent years building and kept his expectations low.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of spent

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Like many songwriters who’ve ever poured their romantic sorrows out in their music, the challenge in this new era was getting acquainted with writing from a place of happiness instead, which can be a source of anxiety itself.

— Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
It’s poured over ice and garnished with a fish pick and a fresh orchid blossom.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of poured

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The Dolphins, who have lost their first five games and are in the midst of a roster retooling, are raising season ticket prices across the board in 2027, after not increasing prices for any seats (and lowering the price of some seats) this year.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
As their name implies, each qubit is stored in an ion, an atom that has lost one or more of its electrons.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026

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American Symphony, Will & Harper, My Mom Jayne — all were showered with trophies by precursor awards ceremonies and, not coincidentally, all were DOA with voters in the doc branch.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
The two then allegedly left the vehicle with Heintz in it near the university’s library and drove back to Rachel Moser’s residence, where Royce Moser cleaned his clothes and showered, according to police.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of showered

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