Synonyms of lavished

lavished

verb

past tense of lavish

1

as in heaped

to give readily and in large quantities

doting parents lavishing lots of attention on their children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heaped
• poured
• showered
• rained
• flooded
• overwhelmed
• inundated
• hailed
• gushed
• streamed
• overflowed
• swamped
• bombarded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kept
• reserved
• retained
• withheld
• held back

2

as in spent

to use up carelessly

a great actor who lavished his talent in lousy movies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spent
• wasted
• lost
• squandered
• dissipated
• misspent
• threw away
• frittered (away)
• blew
• ran through
• trifled (away)
• consumed
• fiddled away
• made ducks and drakes of
• played ducks and drakes with
• indulged
• expended
• splurged
• exhausted
• depleted
• impoverished
• disbursed
• overindulged
• overspent
• laid out
• shot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserved
• preserved
• protected
• saved
• skimped
• economized
• scrimped
• hoarded
• laid up