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Lavish

Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise.

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Generous 84% connected

Of honorable birth or origin; highborn.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Generous 84% connected

Of honorable birth or origin; highborn.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Rich 84% connected

Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; aff…

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Rich 84% connected

Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; aff…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 4

Consume 76% connected

To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire; to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to devour.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Squander 76% connected

To scatter; to disperse.

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Ware 76% connected

Wore.

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Waste 76% connected

Desolate; devastated; stripped; bare; hence, dreary; dismal; gloomy; cheerless.

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Lavishness 74% connected

The quality or state of being lavish.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Lavishness 74% connected

The quality or state of being lavish.

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Munificent 92% connected

Very liberal in giving or bestowing; lavish; as, a munificent benefactor.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Plush 92% connected

A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Plushy 92% connected

Like plush; soft and shaggy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Shower 92% connected

One who shows or exhibits.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Unsparing 92% connected

Not sparing; not parsimonious; liberal; profuse.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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