lavish

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of LAVISH

to give readily and in large quantities <doting parents lavishing lots of attention on their children>

Synonyms heap, lavish, pour, shower

Related Words gush, stream; flood, inundate, overflow, overwhelm, swamp; bombard, hail

Near Antonyms hold back, keep, reserve, retain, withhold

to use up carelessly <a great actor who lavished his talent in lousy movies>

Synonyms blow, dissipate, fiddle away, fritter (away), lavish, lose, misspend, run through, spend, squander, throw away, trifle (away)

Related Words splurge; consume, deplete, exhaust, impoverish, overspend, shoot; indulge, overindulge; disburse, expend, lay out

Near Antonyms economize, scrimp, skimp; preserve, protect, save; hoard, lay up

Antonyms conserve

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