extravaganza

noun

ex·​trav·​a·​gan·​za ik-ˌstra-və-ˈgan-zə How to pronounce extravaganza (audio)
Synonyms of extravaganzanext
1
: a lavish or spectacular show or event
2
: something extravagant
3
: a literary or musical work marked by extreme freedom of style and structure and usually by elements of burlesque or parody

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the over-the-top extravaganzas that are usually staged at halftime during the Super Bowl
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No Way Home, the Marvel superhero extravaganza which, of course, brings Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s multiversal versions of Peter Parker/Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Ruaridh Aldington is joining Season 2 as a series regular, his new co-star Karim Diané revealed during the Star Trek extravaganza at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 July 2026 In those films, Nolan retained his auteurist fire while creating big, bold populist extravaganzas. — Brent Lang, Variety, 21 July 2026 That number will surely grow once the $100million qualifier pot is divvied up, though so too will the take of the elite clubs, whose players were plenty present in the two-year build-up to this summer’s extravaganza. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for extravaganza

Word History

Etymology

Italian estravaganza, literally, extravagance, from estravagante extravagant, from Medieval Latin extravagant-, extravagans

First Known Use

1754, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of extravaganza was in 1754

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“Extravaganza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extravaganza. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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extravaganza

noun
ex·​trav·​a·​gan·​za ik-ˌstrav-ə-ˈgan-zə How to pronounce extravaganza (audio)
: a spectacular show

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