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 fruits of victory, as Tommy Lasorda might have said, rarely are so cheap and filling.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Oppenheimer believes the relatively cheap stock prices should ease fears about a potential tech bubble.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

To tell whether stocks in general are cheap, many investors look to the market’s price/earnings ratio.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

There’s malware lurking in shady smartphone apps and cheap off-brand household electronics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He transformed Yakov’s death into cheap, pulpy entertainment with his lurid descriptions.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros