adj. 1 profuse, abundant, liberal, copious, plentiful, prolific, opulent He wore a silk tunic with lavish gold embroidery 2 generous, liberal, open-handed, unstinting, bountiful, unsparing, unselfish, effusive, free She showered the most lavish gifts on her children 3 extravagant, wasteful, exaggerated, prodigal, improvident, excessive, unreasonable, immoderate, profligate, uncurbed, unrestrained, intemperate The council was accused of lavish overspending on the civic centre
v. 4 squander, waste, throw away, dissipate, spend, expend, sink We lavished a fortune on the gardens 5 shower, bestow, thrust, heap, pour Granny always lavished gifts on us