The difference between Extravagant and Wanton

When used as adjectives, extravagant means exceeding the bounds of something, whereas wanton means undisciplined, unruly.


Wanton is also noun with the meaning: a pampered or coddled person.

Wanton is also verb with the meaning: to rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit.

check bellow for the other definitions of Extravagant and Wanton

  1. Extravagant as an adjective:

    Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.

  2. Extravagant as an adjective:

    Extreme; wild; excessive; unrestrained.

    Examples:

    "'extravagant acts, praise, or abuse"

  3. Extravagant as an adjective:

    Exorbitant.

  4. Extravagant as an adjective:

    Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful.

    Examples:

    "an extravagant man; extravagant expense"

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  1. Wanton as an adjective (archaic):

    Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.

  2. Wanton as an adjective (obsolete):

    Playful, sportive; merry or carefree.

  3. Wanton as an adjective:

    Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.

  4. Wanton as an adjective:

    Capricious, reckless of morality, justice etc.; acting without regard for the law or the well-being of others; gratuitous.

  5. Wanton as an adjective (archaic):

    Extravagant, unrestrained, excessive.

  1. Wanton as a noun:

    A pampered or coddled person.

  2. Wanton as a noun:

    An overly playful person; a trifler.

  3. Wanton as a noun:

    A self-indulgent person, fond of excess.

  4. Wanton as a noun (archaic):

    A lewd or immoral person, especially a prostitute.

  1. Wanton as a verb (intransitive):

    To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.

  2. Wanton as a verb (transitive):

    To waste or squander, especially in pleasure (most often with away).

    Examples:

    "The young man wantoned away his inheritance."

  3. Wanton as a verb (intransitive):

    To act wantonly; to be lewd or lascivious.