Synonyms of lavishing

lavishing

verb

present participle of lavish

1

as in pouring

to give readily and in large quantities

doting parents lavishing lots of attention on their children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pouring
• heaping
• showering
• raining
• gushing
• flooding
• streaming
• overflowing
• inundating
• overwhelming
• bombarding
• hailing
• swamping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retaining
• keeping
• reserving
• withholding
• holding back

2

as in spending

to use up carelessly

a great actor who lavished his talent in lousy movies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spending
• wasting
• losing
• squandering
• trifling (away)
• blowing
• running through
• throwing away
• misspending
• frittering (away)
• dissipating
• fiddling away
• making ducks and drakes of
• playing ducks and drakes with
• consuming
• indulging
• depleting
• splurging
• impoverishing
• exhausting
• expending
• disbursing
• overspending
• overindulging
• laying out
• shooting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserving
• protecting
• preserving
• saving
• economizing
• skimping
• scrimping
• hoarding
• laying up