as in generosity
the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money warned their spendthrift daughter that she would eventually pay the price for her extravagancy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extravagancy
Noun
  • The 2025 World Happiness Report ranks more than 140 countries based on a number of factors, including life expectancy, freedom from corruption, and generosity.
    Passport by ForbesLife, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Several factors, including inequality, generosity, freedom, life expectancy and perceptions of corruption, all contribute to the rankings – but one question related to happiness is weighed heavily by researchers.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • An insane extravagance at about $37 — $800 in today’s money.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Regency era dates back to the early 1800s in England and was the pinnacle of high society, extravagance, and strict etiquette.
    Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The record-breaking precipitation sparked super bloom events across the state (the profusion of flowers could even be seen from space).
    Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Amid the profusion of plants, Fish found ways to make each part of the garden feel like a distinct space.
    Teresa Woodard, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Extravagancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extravagancy. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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