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dissipate |
to waste one's health, money, talent, or the like in the extravagant pursuit of pleasure. [1/4 definitions] |
excessive |
more than is required, expected, or considered reasonable; extravagant or immoderate. |
flaming |
(informal) extravagant, striking, or flagrant. [1/4 definitions] |
heroic |
(pl.) extravagant or heroic behavior. [1/4 definitions] |
highflier |
a person who thinks, speaks, or acts in a boastful, extravagant, or visionary way. [1/2 definitions] |
high-flown |
excessive or extravagant, as in self-esteem, goals, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
huckster |
(informal) one who writes advertising or promotional material, often of an extravagant or misleading type. [1/4 definitions] |
hype |
to promote or advertise, esp. by extravagant, exaggerated methods or claims. [2/4 definitions] |
la-di-da |
characteristic of the wealthy in lavishness; extravagant. [1/3 definitions] |
lavish |
abundant or expensive; extravagant. [1/3 definitions] |
live high on (or off) the hog |
(informal) to live in a wealthy or extravagant style or manner. |
modest |
humble in appearance; not showy or extravagant; unpretentious. [1/5 definitions] |
overextravagant |
combined form of extravagant. |
princely |
characteristic of or suitable to a prince; splendid; extravagant. [1/2 definitions] |
prodigal |
imprudent and excessive in spending; extravagant. [1/3 definitions] |
profligate |
spending imprudently and excessively; extravagant. [1/3 definitions] |
profusion |
extravagant expense. [1/3 definitions] |
roué |
a man of low morals or extravagant habits. |
sober |
plain and unadorned; not extravagant. [1/6 definitions] |
spendthrift |
one who is extravagant or wasteful with money; squanderer. [2 definitions] |
splurge |
an act or instance of extravagant spending, often as a display of wealth. [1/4 definitions] |
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