adjective · neutral
extravagant
/ɪkˈstrævəɡənt/ex·TRAV·a·gant
Band 7+speakingtask2
spending or costing more than is reasonable; excessively expensive
Examples
“Many young people prefer experiences to extravagant possessions.”
“The charity criticised the company's extravagant spending on events.”
“She returned the extravagant dress because it was impractical.”
Band 8 sentence
“While some argue that extravagant consumption fuels the economy, it can also deepen social inequality and waste resources.”
Collocations
- extravagant spending
- extravagant lifestyle
- extravagant purchase
Word family
extravagance nounextravagantly adverb
Common mistakes
expensive→extravagant
Say it for a higher band
5expensive→6costly→7+extravagant
Synonyms
lavish
luxurious
Easily confused
lavish
“The celebrity threw a lavish party that everyone talked about.”
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