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cheap

[cheep] / tʃip /
ADJECTIVE
inexpensive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
competitive economical low-cost low-priced reasonable
WEAK
at a bargain bargain bargain-basement bargain-counter bought for a song budget buy cheapo cost next to nothing cut-price cut-rate depreciated dime a dozen easy on the pocketbook half-priced irregular low tariff lowered marked down moderate nominal on sale popularly priced real buy reduced sale slashed standard steal uncostly undear utility worth the money
Antonyms
STRONGEST
expensive unreasonable
WEAK
costly dear precious priceless valuable
ADJECTIVE
inferior, low in quality
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bad poor
WEAK
base bogus catchpenny cheesy common commonplace crappy cruddy dud flashy garbage garish glitzy junky lousy mangy mean mediocre meretricious no bargain no good ordinary paltry ratty raunchy rinky-dink rotten rubbishy scroungy second-rate shoddy sleazy small-time tatty tawdry terrible trashy trumpery two-bit valueless white elephant worthless
Antonyms
WEAK
excellent noble precious priceless sophisticated superior valuable
ADJECTIVE
low, vulgar
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dirty
WEAK
abject base beggarly contemptible despicable dishonest mean pitiable scurvy shabby sordid tawdry vile
ADJECTIVE
concerned with saving money
Synonyms
STRONGEST
tight
WEAK
mean mingy miserly penny-pinching stingy thrifty tight-wad

Example Sentences

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The IT worker in Aliquippa, Pa., bought a lightly used Kia EV6, after trying the same vehicle on a cheap lease for the past couple of years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Navy has been unable to resolve—like cheap drones that can swarm past warships designed to shoot down planes and missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Coachella is never cheap, much less this year’s sold-out edition with the long-awaited live return of Justin Bieber.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Iranian state media and diplomatic accounts have leaned into their strategy, regularly posting similar so-called AI slop -- mass-produced content created by cheap artificial intelligence tools.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

In them, he saw a strong army of cheap labor.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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