Antonyms for lavish
ˈlæv ɪʃlav·ish

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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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 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

Matched Categories

1. • Squander

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.5 / 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

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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. Otto Warmbier:

   Kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of Otto Warmbier parents son Otto Warmbier. ... No excuses or lavish praise can change that.

2. Gentleman Graham:

   Oprah quarantining Stedman in her guest house was pretty lavish, yet laughable, but that is their reality. So rather than jealousy, I feel joy knowing some things haven't changed.

3. 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.

4. Christopher Smith:

   My personal tastes are not particularly lavish, effective altruists in my experience don't feel guilty about occasional indulgences.

5. Jeff Flocken:

   Studies have shown that with these big, lavish hunts, only 3% to 5% of the income from that hunt actually ends up for local people on the ground where the hunt happens, there are much better ways to earn this kind of money -- revenue from nature tourism, where the animal's not killed, brings in three to 15 times what's brought in from these trophy hunts in Africa.

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