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Antonyms for lavish
ˈlæv ɪʃlav·ish

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Wiktionary3.5 / 2 votes

  1. lavishadjective

    Synonyms:
    prodigal, extravagant, profuse, immoderate, exuberant, wasteful

  2. lavishadjective

    Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise.

    Synonyms:
    profuse, prodigal, wasteful, exuberant, immoderate, extravagant

  3. lavishadjective

    Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits.

    Synonyms:
    immoderate, exuberant, profuse, extravagant, prodigal, wasteful

English Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 2 votes

  1. lavish

    Enough is relative, denoting a supply equal to a given demand. A temperature of 70° Fahrenheit is enough for a living-room; of 212° enough to boil water; neither is enough to melt iron. Sufficient, from the Latin, is an equivalent of the Saxon enough, with no perceptible difference of meaning, but only of usage, enough being the more blunt, homely, and forcible word, while sufficient is in many cases the more elegant or polite. Sufficient usually precedes its noun; enough usually and preferably follows. That is ample which gives a safe, but not a large, margin beyond a given demand; that is abundant, affluent, bountiful, liberal, plentiful, which is largely in excess of manifest need. Plentiful is used of supplies, as of food, water, etc.; as, "a plentiful rain," Ps. lxviii, 9. We may also say a copious rain; but copious can be applied to thought, language, etc., where plentiful can not well be used. Affluent and liberal both apply to riches, resources; liberal, with especial reference to giving or expending. (Compare synonyms for ADEQUATE.) Affluent, referring especially to riches, may be used of thought, feeling, etc. Neither affluent, copious, nor plentiful can be used of time or space; a field is sometimes called plentiful, not with reference to its extent, but to its productiveness. Complete expresses not excess or overplus, and yet not mere sufficiency, but harmony, proportion, fitness to a design, or ideal. Ample and abundant may be applied to any subject. We have time enough, means that we can reach our destination without haste, but also without delay; if we have ample time, we may move leisurely, and note what is by the way; if we have abundant time, we may pause to converse with a friend, to view the scenery, or to rest when weary. Lavish and profuse imply a decided excess, oftenest in the ill sense. We rejoice in abundant resources, and honor generous hospitality; lavish or profuse expenditure suggests extravagance and wastefulness. Luxuriant is used especially of that which is abundant in growth; as, a luxuriant crop.

    Antonyms:
    deficient, drained, exhausted, impoverished, inadequate, insufficient, mean, miserly, narrow, niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, scrimped, short, small, sparing, stingy, straitened

    Synonyms:
    abounding, abundant, adequate, affluent, ample, bounteous, bountiful, complete, copious, enough, exuberant, full, generous, large, liberal, luxuriant, overflowing, plenteous, plentiful, profuse, replete, rich, sufficient, teeming

    Preposition:
    Plentiful in resources.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 1 vote

  1. lavish

    Antonyms:
    chary, sparing, niggardly, economical, dainty, close, retentive

    Synonyms:
    profuse, unsparing, extravagant, bountiful, wasteful, prodigal

  2. lavishverb

    Antonyms:
    husband, store, keep, retain, accumulate, hoard, treasure, spare

    Synonyms:
    pour, heap, squander, waste

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Princeton's WordNet4.5 / 2 votes

  1. lavish, munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing, unstinted, unstintingadjective

    very generous

    "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity"; "his unstinted devotion"; "called for unstinting aid to Britain"

    Antonyms:
    poor, stingy, ungenerous

    Synonyms:
    lucullan, unstinting, munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, lush, plush, unsparing, unstinted, plushy

  2. lavish, lucullan, lush, plush, plushyverb

    characterized by extravagance and profusion

    "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"

    Antonyms:
    poor, stingy, ungenerous

    Synonyms:
    lucullan, luxuriant, plushy, lush, too-generous, riotous, profuse, munificent, overgenerous, unsparing, plush, plush-like, unstinted, exuberant, unstinting, succulent

  3. lavish, showerverb

    expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns

    "He was showered with praise"

    Antonyms:
    ungenerous, stingy, poor

    Synonyms:
    shower, shower down

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. lavishadjective

    Synonyms:
    profuse, prodigal, free, unstinted, superabundant, immoderate, excessive, exuberant

  2. lavishverb

    Synonyms:
    spend lavishly, bestow with profusion

How to use lavish in a sentence?

  1. Chuck Schumer:

    To lavish them (corporations) with huge tax breaks and ask the middle class to bear the cost—that’s about as backward as it gets.

  2. Mignon McLaughlin:

    We lavish on animals the love we are afraid to show to people. They might not return it or worse, they might.

  3. Letitia James:

    For years, Wayne LaPierre and Wayne LaPierre lieutenants skirted the law and pocketed millions from National Rifle Association coffers to fund lavish lifestyles that included private jets, pricey vacations, expensive meals, and no-show contracts, mr. LaPierre's reimbursement of just a fraction of the millions Wayne LaPierre personally profited from indicates how The NRA went unchecked under Wayne LaPierre leadership. There is no question that the rot runs deep, which is why our lawsuit will continue. We will not stop fighting until justice is served.

  4. Walter Raleigh:

    Talking much is a sign of vanity, for the one who is lavish with words is cheap in deeds.

  5. Janvier Chouteu-Chando:

    Nothing crushes the soul of a father more than the loss of the beloved son he failed to lavish his love on.”

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