splurgy
Prone to overspending
Splurgy describes something extravagant or indulgent, suggesting the kind of spending associated with a splurge: a splurgy birthday dinner, feeling splurgy after getting paid.
The word carries a playful tone—acknowledging excess without guilt.
Acquiring goods at retailers
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
- checkoutPayment completion process
- big-ticketCosting considerable money
- spreeBrief excessive episode
binge · blowout · retail · expense · outlay · investment · designer · brand-name
Abundant beyond necessity
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- over-the-topExcessively dramatic or extravagant
- excessiveSurpassing reasonable bounds
flashy · showy · fancy · swanky · ritzy · posh · flamboyant · gaudy
Devoted to sensual pursuits
- self-indulgentYielding to one's desires
- pamperingLavish attentive care
- pleasure-seekingPursuit of enjoyment
- treatSomething pleasantly special
decadent · luxuriating · spoiling · gratifying · epicurean · sybaritic · sumptuous · gourmet
Arising without external cause
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
spur-of-the-moment · impromptu · capricious · impetuous · rash · snap-decision · unbudgeted · splashy
shopping
Acquiring goods at retailers
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
- checkoutPayment completion process
- big-ticketCosting considerable money
spree · binge · blowout · retail · expense · outlay · investment · designer · brand-name · upgrade
lavish
Abundant beyond necessity
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- over-the-topExcessively dramatic or extravagant
excessive · flashy · showy · fancy · swanky · ritzy · posh · flamboyant · gaudy · ornate
hedonistic
Devoted to sensual pursuits
- self-indulgentYielding to one's desires
- pamperingLavish attentive care
- pleasure-seekingPursuit of enjoyment
treat · decadent · luxuriating · spoiling · gratifying · epicurean · sybaritic · sumptuous · gourmet · delectable
spontaneous
Arising without external cause
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- hastyExcessively quick, ill-considered
whimsical · spur-of-the-moment · impromptu · capricious · impetuous · rash · snap-decision · unbudgeted · splashy · frivolous
splurgyfrugal
Sparing with resources
thrifty · economical · penny-pinching · miserly · stingy
splurgyaustere
Severely simple and unadorned
ascetic · abstemious · spartan · minimalist · self-denying