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lavished

VERB

pamper, shower

Synonyms

STRONGEST

expend fritter heap squander

STRONG

deluge dissipate give pour scatter spend waste

WEAK

be generous be wasteful go through run through spend money like water thrust upon

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold save

STRONG

collect gather hoard

WEAK

economize limit starve

Example Sentences

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Tech billionaires—Laurene Powell Jobs, Jeff Bezos and Steve and Connie Ballmer come to mind—never guessed that the network of climate groups on which they lavished their millions would eventually turn on their industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

He had no patience for what he didn’t like, but when he was in the presence of something he adored, he lavished his attention and could rise to his own level of greatness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Most Silicon Valley companies at the time lavished their top engineering talent with free lunches, on-site dry cleaning, nap pods and other luxury amenities.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

News channel YTN lavished praise on Kang's "heartfelt message to Korea", referring to the movie by its affectionate shorthand "Kedehun", a combination of the title's first three syllables.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

She lavished on Reginald everything she had, she was so happy to get a young man.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey