extravaganza

noun

ex·​trav·​a·​gan·​za ik-ˌstra-və-ˈgan-zə 

1

: a lavish or spectacular show or event

2

: something extravagant

3

: a literary or musical work marked by extreme freedom of style and structure and usually by elements of burlesque or parody

Synonyms of extravaganza

• exhibit
• pageant
• exhibition
• spectacular
• spectacle
• display

Examples of extravaganza in a Sentence

the over-the-top extravaganzas that are usually staged at halftime during the Super Bowl

Recent Examples on the Web

In those films, Nolan retained his auteurist fire while creating big, bold populist extravaganzas. — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 July 2026

That number will surely grow once the $100million qualifier pot is divvied up, though so too will the take of the elite clubs, whose players were plenty present in the two-year build-up to this summer’s extravaganza. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026

The 11-minute extravaganza managed to stuff in performances from a long list of musical icons as the teams from Argentina and Spain prepared to lock in for the second half of the tournament’s final game. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026

Consider paintings like Caracalla, where the titular emperor treads a trail of rose petals; or In a Rose Garden, where a woman shakes the petals of a rose bush down on her companion; and the extravaganza of The Roses of Heliogabalus. — Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 17 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Italian estravaganza, literally, extravagance, from estravagante extravagant, from Medieval Latin extravagant-, extravagans

First Known Use

1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for extravaganza

• bonanza
• stanza

Kids Definition

extravaganza

noun

ex·​trav·​a·​gan·​za ik-ˌstrav-ə-ˈgan-zə 

: a spectacular show