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. Nobuhiro Suzuki:

   The quality of Japan's agriculture products are high but they are expensive, which is the biggest obstacle for expanding the (export) sales channel.

2. Danielle Hale:

   Regardless of where you live, renting is generally more expensive now than in prior years.

3. Tudor Dixon:

   A successful weekend honestly is just to bring any money in right now. This race is going to be a very expensive race, we've already had quite a few donors commit to us, that's a huge deal in a race against someone like Gretchen Whitmer who has so much support. She was just given another nod by President Biden.

4. Craig Homan:

   We're seeing more and more inaugural activities that have become more expensive, more lavish, and they're being bought and sold by people who have business pending before government.

5. John Ioannidis:

   Much of what makes current testing expensive is that companies are used to making a large profit, even if you were using some of the oldest technology available, a company could charge less and cut down on the cost, but everyone in a part of a large bureaucracy involved in the current system wants to take a cut.