lavishing

The word “lavishing” has 3 syllables: la-vish-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈlæ.vɪʃ.ɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for lavishing?

In the thesaurus, “lavishing” has 54 synonyms and 22 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for lavishing along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for lavishing

be generous
be wasteful
blowing
bombarding
consuming
deluge
depleting
disbursing
dissipate
dissipating
exhausting
expend
expending
fiddling away
flooding
fritter
give
go through
gushing
hailing
heap
heaping
impoverishing
indulging
inundating
laying out
losing
making ducks and drakes of
misspending
overflowing
overindulging
overspending
overwhelming
playing ducks and drakes with
pour
pouring
raining
run through
running through
scatter
shooting
showering
spend
spend money like water
spending
splurging
squander
squandering
streaming
swamping
throwing away
thrust upon
waste
wasting

Antonyms for lavishing

collect
conserving
economize
economizing
gather
hoard
hoarding
hold
holding back
keeping
laying up
limit
preserving
protecting
reserving
retaining
save
saving
scrimping
skimping
starve
withholding

Meanings of lavishing

verb
1. To give out extremely generously; to squander.
2. To give out to (somebody) extremely generously.

Example Sentences

She was lavishing her guests with endless compliments and attention.
The designer is known for lavishing intricate details on every piece of clothing.
He spent hours lavishing care on his prized garden.
The celebrity chef enjoys lavishing his dishes with exotic spices and flavors.
They were lavishing their children with expensive gifts for the holidays.

On this page you'll find 76 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to lavishing, such as: be generous, be wasteful, blowing, bombarding, collect, conserving, consuming.

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