LUCULLAN Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

Lucullan

adjective

lü-ˈkə-lən

variants also Lucullian

Definition of Lucullan

as in luxurious

showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort a Lucullan lifestyle that included the requisite mansion and yacht

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TikTok filled with videos of grim stores nearing closure that looked more apocalyptic than luxurious.

— Rachel Felder, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026
In a report published on Tuesday, four men — apparently in the same unit as Combs — told NBC the Grammy winner was enjoying a luxurious lifestyle despite his being behind bars.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of luxurious

Adjective

That philosophy heavily shapes Varas’s work in ultra-luxury residential building.

— Kelly Allen, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
Several residents — Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis included — are raising concerns about a controversial plan to build four ultra-luxury glass towers that would rise 270 feet high on Fort Lauderdale’s landmark Pier Sixty-Six property.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of luxury

Adjective

Olivia Miles, the rookie point guard for the Minnesota Lynx, wears a pair of bug-eyed sports goggles, black and bulbous, sometimes held in place by a thick strap that runs through her luxuriant Afro.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
At the end of the fifth group, one girl’s face blossomed into a radiant flower, and another drew herself with luxuriant pigtails, standing beneath a bright red beating heart.

— James Gordon, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of luxuriant

Adjective

Even the Hammurabi Code, a set of laws created by the sixth Babylonian king in approximately 1760 bce, established forerunners of today’s interest rate and minimum wage laws.

— Chris Roush, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026
England and the colonies were still using an old calendar with roots dating back to Babylonian times.

— Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026

Definition of Babylonian

Adjective

All gaps in time and momentum can be smoothed over by Laura Karpman’s lush and lavish score.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026
The black-tie event will feature live entertainment, a lavish dinner, and a major fireworks display across the Dubai skyline.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of lavish

Adjective

With that, Dorinda gathers everyone (except for Chanel Ayan, who is too beautiful for the cold) out into the freezing night for the fireworks that end this celebration.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Indeed, this celestial crustacean has no star brighter than 4th magnitude and its only claims to fame are its membership in the zodiac and beautiful M44.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 Oct. 2026

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