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Noun
S:
(n)
splurge
(an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.))
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(n)
ostentation
,
fanfare
,
flash
(a gaudy outward display)
S:
(n)
bravado
,
bluster
(a swaggering show of courage)
S:
(n)
exhibitionism
(extravagant and conspicuous behavior intended to attract attention to yourself)
S:
(n)
ritz
(ostentatious display of elegance)
"they put on the ritz"
S:
(n)
splurge
(an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.))
S:
(n)
pedantry
(an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning)
derivationally related form
W:
(v)
splurge
[Related to:
splurge
] (be showy or ostentatious)
derivationally related form
Overview
synset
S:
(n)
orgy
,
binge
,
splurge
(any act of immoderate indulgence)
"an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending"
Verb
S:
(v)
splurge
,
fling
(indulge oneself)
"I splurged on a new TV"
S:
(v)
splurge
(be showy or ostentatious)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(v)
flaunt
,
flash
,
show off
,
ostentate
,
swank
(display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously)
"he showed off his new sports car"
S:
(v)
flex
(exhibit the strength of)
"The victorious army flexes its invincibility"
S:
(v)
splurge
(be showy or ostentatious)
derivationally related form
sentence frame
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