as in luxurious
showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort
the cruise ship claims to offer sumptuous furnishings, exquisitely prepared cuisine, and stellar entertainment
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Recent Examples of sumptuous
The Billiards Room restaurant, for instance, serves traditional Chinese fare in a luxuriously textured room with sumptuous velvet banquettes, lacquered malachite green tables and limed plaster walls lit up by fantastic Murano glass chandeliers.
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Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The resort has several sumptuous restaurants including Pelagos, which has a Michelin star.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025
The Rolls-Royce Corniche had soon become a global symbol of sumptuous indulgence and unbridled excess; the automotive equivalent of lighting a Cuban cigar with a hundred-dollar bill.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
This is the type of show the Met does best: scholarly and sumptuous.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
The resort has several sumptuous restaurants including Pelagos, which has a Michelin star.
—Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 22 Aug. 2025
The Rolls-Royce Corniche had soon become a global symbol of sumptuous indulgence and unbridled excess; the automotive equivalent of lighting a Cuban cigar with a hundred-dollar bill.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2025
This is the type of show the Met does best: scholarly and sumptuous.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sumptuous
Adjective
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Consider the seventeenth-century icon that showed him with, in addition to luxurious robes, human hands, and flowing locks, an unmistakable snout.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Aug. 2025
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Today, international journalists are largely barred from Gaza, and their luxurious refuge from the dying and grieving has disappeared.—
Book Marks
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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These albums began the series of ace archival projects over the past decade, starting with the pivotal deluxe editions of Sgt. Pepper and the White Album, as well as films like Eight Days A Week: The Touring Years, Beatles ’64, and Peter Jackson’s Get Back.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
21 Aug. 2025
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Boasting 13 tracks and an additional 12 tracks across several deluxe versions, Swift's 10th album smashed streaming records for both the highest single day and the highest single week while also selling one million copies in its debut week.—
Nicole Sands,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Beyond it is a three-hectare haven of silvery olive trees, luxuriant Washingtonia palms, and lawns where peacocks wander freely.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, a beard provided a simpler solution: a luxuriant facial covering requiring only the occasional scissor trim—no barber necessary.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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Since turning into tourist hot spots, these lavish bathrooms helped drive Deji’s daily foot traffic to a record 335,000 during the Labor Day Golden Week in May.—
Denni Hu,
Footwear News,
14 Aug. 2025
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Menu highlights include Bavarian pretzels, hot wings, pizza, burgers and lavish charcuterie boards.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Sumptuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sumptuous. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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