SUMPTUOUS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SUMPTUOUS?

Need another word that means the same as “sumptuous”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “sumptuous” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Sumptuous” are: deluxe, gilded, grand, lush, luxurious, opulent, princely, lavish, magnificent, resplendent, gorgeous, splendid, extravagant, palatial, rich, costly, expensive, impressive, imposing

Sumptuous as an Adjective

Definitions of "Sumptuous" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sumptuous” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Splendid and expensive-looking.
• Ostentatiously rich and superior in quality.
• Rich and superior in quality.

Synonyms of "Sumptuous" as an adjective (19 Words)

costly	Having a high price. Costly jewelry.
deluxe	Luxurious or sumptuous; of a superior kind. A deluxe car.
expensive	High in price or charging high prices. An expensive bottle of wine.
extravagant	Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources. Extravagant gifts like computer games.
gilded	Covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint. A painted and gilded wooden ceiling.
gorgeous	Beautiful; very attractive. The weather was gorgeous.
grand	Extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers. She was such a grand lady.
imposing	Impressive in appearance. An imposing 17th century manor house.
impressive	Evoking admiration through size, quality, or skill; grand, imposing, or awesome. An impressive view of the mountains.
lavish	Sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious. A lavish buffet.
lush	Having strong sexual appeal. Lush greenery and cultivated fields.
luxurious	Extremely comfortable or elegant, especially when involving great expense. Enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs.
magnificent	Extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive. Magnificent cathedrals.
opulent	Rich and superior in quality. His more opulent tenants.
palatial	Relating to or being a palace. A palatial yacht.
princely	(of a sum of money) large or generous (often used ironically. The princely states of India.
resplendent	Attractive and impressive through being richly colourful or sumptuous. She was resplendent in a sea green dress.
rich	Marked by richness and fullness of flavor. A rich gas mixture.
splendid	Very good; of the highest quality. He was a splendid teacher.

Usage Examples of "Sumptuous" as an adjective

• The banquet was a sumptuous, luxurious meal.

Associations of "Sumptuous" (30 Words)

abound	Have in large numbers or amounts. The room abounded with screaming children.
abundant	Present in great quantity. There was abundant evidence to support the theory.
affluent	An affluent person a person who is financially well off. An affluent banker.
booming	Struck with great force. A booming kick from the touchline.
deluxe	Rich and superior in quality. A deluxe hotel.
expensive	High in price or charging high prices. Expensive clothes.
fecund	Capable of producing offspring or vegetation. Her fecund imagination.
heiress	A woman who is legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person’s death. She is the heiress of the talent of her mother and grandmother.
lavish	Bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities on. He was lavished with gifts.
lode	A deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks. A rich lode of scandal and alleged crime.
luxuriant	Displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses. She tossed her luxuriant dark hair.
luxurious	Ostentatiously rich and superior in quality. Enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs.
luxuriously	In a rich manner.
luxury	Luxurious or of the nature of a luxury. He lived a life of luxury.
millionaire	A person whose assets are worth one million pounds or dollars or more. He is now a millionaire several times over.
opulent	Rich and superior in quality. His more opulent tenants.
ornate	Elaborately or highly decorated. Peculiarly ornate and metaphorical language.
ostentation	The pretentious or showy display of wealth and luxury, designed to impress. The office was spacious but without any trace of ostentation.
ostentatious	Tawdry or vulgar. A simple design that is glamorous without being ostentatious.
palatial	Relating to or being a palace. Her palatial apartment in Mayfair.
patrimony	A church endowment. Owners refuse to part with their patrimony in the interests of agricultural development.
plenitude	An abundance. The plenitude of the Pope s powers.
plenteous	Plentiful. A plenteous grape harvest.
plentitude	A full supply.
prosper	Succeed in material terms; be financially successful. God has wonderfully prospered this nation.
prosperity	An economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment. A long period of peace and prosperity.
rich	Marked by richness and fullness of flavor. A rich red.
sybarite	A person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses.
upscale	Towards the more expensive or affluent sector of the market. An upscale motel.
voluptuary	A person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses. A voluptuary decade when high living was in style.