LAVISHED Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

lavished

verb

past tense of lavish

as in heaped

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

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as in spent

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

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Recent Examples of lavished The two governors, who mended fences after clashing over last year’s Proposition 50 redistricting campaign, lavished praise on each other for their climate bona fides. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The messages quickly took on a romantic tone, the lawsuit claims, all while the coach allegedly lavished the player with gifts, including direct payment of some $450 and AirPods worth another $400. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026 Its following includes Emmy voters, who lavished the series with 19 nominations, the most of any new series this year. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 Critics lavished praise on the film, so much so that chatter about potential Oscar attention kicked up in Hollywood. — Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 While many soccer fans and media observers have given Fox a mixed report card compared with ESPN, Pitaro lavished praise on his competitor. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 July 2026 Although much attention was lavished on their July 1986 royal wedding, their married life was complicated by scandal. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 July 2026 The old temples of Tamil Nadu are a treasure-trove of forms incised on stone or magicked from brass, and lavished daily with fruit and flowers, incense and sandalwood, music and light. — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026 Likewise, Wong’s bricks are beyond compare in the attention lavished on each individual building block. — Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026

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Hundreds of travelers heaped additional praise on the small European country, which has a population of more than 2 million people, per the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia.

— Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2026
European leaders are rallying around Zelensky after the White House heaped pressure on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian oil facilities, even as Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure continue unabated.

— Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

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The network known as Fairshake spent $40 million in 2024 to unseat Brown, then the Senate Banking Committee chair; after Brown lost, crypto antagonist-in-chief Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts replaced him as the panel’s top Democrat.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
His campaign has a budget of about $30,000 and has spent $7,000 on advertising, running a spot on streaming services in four Texas counties where Libertarians have fared better in recent elections.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of spent

Verb

In 2025 the hyperscalers alone poured more than $300 billion into data centers, chips, and grid capacity, and that spend is doing real work in the top-line growth figures.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
George poured in 38 points on 12-of-21 shooting from the floor, including 7-of-12 from beyond the arc.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of poured

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The only fans left to make noise were the traveling Laker faithful who showered the road team with cheers at the buzzer.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
They were showered with expensive clothes, spa treatments, and drugs, and given weekly allowances ranging from $150 to $200.

— Samantha Bergeson, Time, 22 Oct. 2026

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