Nouns (0)
Verbs (2)
shower, give generously
v. expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (14)
plush, lush, lucullan, plushy
adj. characterized by extravagance and profusion; "a lavish buffet"; "a lucullan feast"
profligate, spendthrift, extravagant, prodical
adj. recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures"
unsparing, munificent, overgenerous, unstinted, unstinting, too generous
adj. 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"
Fuzzynyms (97)
shoot, fritter, fool, dissipate, fritter away, fool away, frivol away
v. spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance"
run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, run out of, use up, eat into
v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
give
v. transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; "I gave her my money"; "can you give me lessons?"; "She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care"
waste, ware, consume, squander
v. spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"
abundant
adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
giving, liberal, big, handsome, bountiful, bounteous, openhanded, free-handed, big-hearted
adj. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"
generous
adj. more than adequate; "a generous portion"
galore, abounding
adj. existing in abundance; "abounding confidence"; "whiskey galore"
replete, full
adj. filled to satisfaction with food or drink; "a full stomach"
glorious, magnificent, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous
adj. having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity"
swish, classy, posh
adj. elegant and fashionable; "classy clothes"; "a classy dame"; "a posh restaurant"; "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child
lush, exuberant, luxuriant, profuse, riotous, teeming, teeming with
adj. produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming"
improvident
adj. not provident; not providing for the future
abundant
adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
extreme, Olympian, great, exceptional, prodigious, exceeding, surpassing
adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"
outermost, outmost
adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center
charitable
adj. full of love and generosity; "charitable to the poor"; "a charitable trust"
extreme, Olympian, great, exceptional, prodigious, exceeding, surpassing
adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"
abundant
adj. present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
outermost, outmost
adj. situated at the farthest possible point from a center
beneficent, benevolent, eleemosynary, philanthropic
adj. generous in assistance to the poor; "a benevolent contributor"; "eleemosynary relief"; "philanthropic contributions"
unselfish
adj. disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others
big, large, magnanimous
adj. generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"
gilded, deluxe, luxurious, princely, opulent, sumptuous
adj. rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
lush, exuberant, luxuriant, profuse, riotous, teeming, teeming with
adj. produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming"
altruistic, selfless
adj. showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
plentiful, bountiful
adj. producing in abundance; "the bountiful earth"; "a plentiful year"; "fruitful soil"
Synonyms (21)
gilded, deluxe, luxurious, princely, opulent, sumptuous
adj. rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
pound-foolish
adj. unwise in dealing with large sums
uneconomical, uneconomic
adj. wasteful of resources
benevolent, free-hearted
adj. generous in providing aid to others
giving, liberal, big, handsome, bountiful, bounteous, openhanded, free-handed, big-hearted
adj. given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"
unselfish
adj. not greedy
Antonyms (9)
thrifty
adj. careful and diligent in the use of resources
scotch, sparing, economical, frugal, stinting
adj. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"
prudent
adj. careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"
thin, sparse
adj. not dense; "a thin beard"; "trees were sparse"
lavish
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