Synonyms for expensive
ɪkˈspɛn sɪvex·pen·sive

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1. expensiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   pricey, costly, dear

   Antonyms:
   inexpensive, cheap, low-priced

2. expensiveadjective

   having a high price or cost

   Synonyms:
   costly, pricey, dear

   Antonyms:
   low-priced, inexpensive, cheap

3. expensiveadjective

   taking a lot of system time or resources

   an unnecessarily expensive choice of algorithm

   Synonyms:
   dear, costly, pricey

   Antonyms:
   cheap, inexpensive, low-priced

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. expensive

   Synonyms:
   costly, valuable, rich, high-priced, dear, extravagant

   Antonyms:
   cheap, worthless, poor, economical

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1. expensiveadjective

   high in price or charging high prices

   "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop"

   Antonyms:
   low-priced, catchpenny(a), tuppeny, low-budget, cut-price, cut-rate, twopenny, bargain-priced, inexpensive, sixpenny, nickel-and-dime(a), affordable, dirt cheap, cheap, low-cost, twopenny-halfpenny, two-a-penny, threepenny

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. expensiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   lavish, extravagant, wasteful

2. expensiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   dear, costly, high-priced, of great price

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1. expensiveadjective

   Synonyms:
   costly, dear, high-priced

   Antonyms:
   inexpensive

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1. List of paraphrases for "expensive":

   costly, dear, onerous, cher, cara, burdensome, exorbitant, high-cost, pricey, high, precious, beloved, dearest, cherished, high-priced, cheap

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1. Mark Skousen:

   Here in America, government began as a tool to assure freedom. It gradually turned into a hideously expensive political toy designed to redistribute your wealth and control most aspects of your business and private life.

2. Josh Gold:

   Delivery workers should not have to choose between making a living and safety, by providing discounts and exchange opportunities for new UL certified e-bikes and certified lithium-ion batteries, the expensive price tag that too often acts as a blocker to safety should no longer have to be a concern.

3. Hannah Jones:

   These factors create a less hospitable borrowing environment, which would serve to bring inflation closer to a healthy level, more expensive, stricter lending helps to usher in the long-term health of the economy, but the downside is that borrowing for large purchases, including a home purchase, may be relatively more challenging in the short term.

4. Cory Booker of New Jersey:

   Otherwise law-abiding Americans -- bankers, business people, veterans and families-- are fearful of unnecessary, expensive, life-disrupting investigations and prosecutions.

5. Hiroyuki Ueno:

   On average, Japanese share valuations are fairly cheap, but when you are stock-picking, many of the shares you would like are already quite expensive, on the other hand, you have cheap shares but few investors will buy because they keep getting cheaper.