to be extravagant with sth

  • 1extravagant — adjective 1 spending a lot of money on things that are not necessary: It was very extravagant of you to spend 500 on a dress. 2 extravagant with sth using too much of something or wasting it: We mustn t be too extravagant with the electricity. 3… …

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  • 2gesture — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 movement that expresses sth ADJECTIVE ▪ dramatic, expansive, expressive, extravagant, flamboyant, melodramatic, rhetorical, sweeping, theatrical …

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  • 3display — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 arrangement of things ADJECTIVE ▪ attractive, beautiful, colourful/colorful, dazzling, excellent, fine, good, interesting, stunning …

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  • 4claim — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 statement saying that sth is true ADJECTIVE ▪ dubious, false, unfounded, unsubstantiated ▪ conflicting ▪ There are conflicting claims about the cause of the fire …

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  • 5praise — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, effusive, extravagant, fulsome, glowing, great, high, lavish, special, unstinting …

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  • 6compliment — com|pli|ment1 [ˈkɔmplımənt US ˈka:m ] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: Italian, from Spanish cumplimiento, from cumplir; COMPLY] 1.) a remark that shows you admire someone or something ▪ Being compared to Abba is a great compliment. ▪ Rob… …

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  • 7taste — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 flavour/flavor ADJECTIVE ▪ delicious, fresh, nice, pleasant, refreshing ▪ distinctive ▪ pungent, rich …

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