Opulent

Richly luxurious, impressive, and abundant.

Reach for it when describing surroundings or style as richly luxurious and abundant

The opulent theater delighted visitors with gilded balconies and velvet seats.

• playful

  plush

  soft expensive comfort is the main impression

  not when Plush is informal and texture-focused.

• everyday

  luxurious

  high comfort and quality are central

  not when Luxury need not involve elaborate display.

• warm

  magnificent

  broad impressive beauty deserves praise

  not when Magnificence does not imply wealth.

• professional

  ornate

  elaborate decoration is the visible quality

  not when Ornament can be inexpensive and not opulent.

• formal

  lavish

  abundant spending or provision is evident

  not when Lavish can imply wastefulness.

• formal

  palatial

  grand scale resembles a palace

  not when Palatial concerns scale, not every kind of richness.

• literary

  sumptuous

  rich sensory pleasure suits the description

  not when Sumptuous is elevated and often food-related.

• austere
• spartan
• impoverished

• opulent interior

  The opulent interior retained its carved balconies and velvet seats.

• opulent surroundings

  Guests entered opulent surroundings softened by quiet lighting.

• richly opulent

  The costume looked richly opulent under the stage lamps.

• Opulently adv.

Opulent often implies costly excess; luxurious or richly decorated may be more precise.