cheaper

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 excellent noble precious priceless sophisticated superior upper valuable worthy

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

costly dear excellent expensive noble precious priceless sophisticated superior upper valuable worthy

ADJECTIVE

low, vulgar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dirty

WEAK

abject base beggarly contemptible despicable dishonest mean pitiable scurvy shabby sordid sorry tawdry vile

Antonyms

WEAK

costly dear excellent expensive noble precious priceless sophisticated superior upper valuable worthy

ADJECTIVE

concerned with saving money

Synonyms

STRONGEST

tight

WEAK

mean mingy miserly penny-pinching stingy thrifty tight-wad

Antonyms

WEAK

costly dear excellent expensive noble precious priceless sophisticated superior upper valuable worthy

Example Sentences

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Investors have been betting that small caps can finally catch up after years of lagging behind megacap technology stocks, helped by improving earnings, cheaper valuations and broader interest in artificial-intelligence-related infrastructure.

From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026

Ed Cullen, from Taunton in Somerset, said when his mum died, she arranged an unattended cremation because she thought it was cheaper - leaving him and his family without the chance to say goodbye.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Real estate, the highest-yielding sector at 3.2%, gained 7% in 2026 and is cheaper than in 2022, offering stable cash flows.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

And while EV “fuel ups” are typically cheaper than the cheapest gasoline, the cost difference between charging and pumping wasn’t big enough.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“It’s ninety percent cheaper to produce than an ordinary chip because the whole thing is sealed in so you don’t need clean rooms for production.”

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz