EXTRAVAGANCES Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word extravagances. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for EXTRAVAGANCES
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wastefulness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of wasting resources • useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly | ||||||||
excesses | nounn | |||||||
noun • a quantity much larger than is needed • immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits • the state of being more than full • excessive indulgence adjective satellite • more than is needed, desired, or required | ||||||||
immoderations | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation | ||||||||
indulgences | nounn | |||||||
noun • an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires • a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone • the act of indulging or gratifying a desire • foolish or senseless behavior • the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution | ||||||||
luxuries | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity • the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive • wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living | ||||||||
ostentations | ||||||||
noun • a gaudy outward display • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • pretentious or showy or vulgar display | ||||||||
profligacies | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of spending extravagantly • dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure | ||||||||
splurges | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.) • any act of immoderate indulgence verb • indulge oneself • be showy or ostentatious | ||||||||
prodigality | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of spending extravagantly • the activity of excessive spending | ||||||||
lavishness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive • the activity of excessive spending | ||||||||
excess | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a quantity much larger than is needed • immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits • the state of being more than full • excessive indulgence adjective satellite • more than is needed, desired, or required | ||||||||
extravagancy | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth | ||||||||
highlife | nounn | |||||||
noun • the activity of excessive spending | ||||||||
irregularity | nounn | |||||||
noun • behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality • not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals • an irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial pattern • irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis | ||||||||
profligacy | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of spending extravagantly • dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure | ||||||||
profusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the property of being extremely abundant | ||||||||
recklessness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of giving little thought to danger | ||||||||
waste | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted • useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly • the trait of wasting resources • an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation • (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect adjective satellite • located in a dismal or remote area; desolate verb • spend thoughtlessly; throw away • use inefficiently or inappropriately • dispose of • run off as waste • get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing • spend extravagantly • lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief • cause to grow thin or weak • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly • become physically weaker | ||||||||
wildness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of extreme emotional intensity • the property of being wild or turbulent • an unruly disposition to do as one pleases • an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature | ||||||||
unreasonableness | nounn | |||||||
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