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expensive adj.
priceless adj.
harmful, damaging adj.

ADJECTIVE

expensive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pricey valuable

WEAK

an arm and leg cher dear excessive executive exorbitant extortionate extravagant fancy high high-priced highly priced inordinate precious premium steep stiff top

Antonyms

WEAK

aiding cheap helpful inexpensive not valuable poor reasonable

ADJECTIVE

priceless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

valuable

WEAK

gorgeous inestimable invaluable lavish luxurious opulent precious rich splendid sumptuous

Antonyms

WEAK

aiding cheap helpful inexpensive not valuable poor reasonable

ADJECTIVE

harmful, damaging

Synonyms

STRONGEST

catastrophic disastrous ruinous

WEAK

deleterious loss-making sacrificial

Antonyms

WEAK

aiding cheap helpful inexpensive not valuable poor reasonable

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costliest

But now, to clear that and potentially close the deal far later than he’d hoped, Ellison is making his riskiest and costliest bet yet: going to trial.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

This is probably the least costly option, but also the costliest politically.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Local enthusiasm for the tournament had fallen away after co-hosts the United States were knocked out by Belgium on July 6, but tickets for the final still became the costliest in US sporting history.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

Geological Survey warned the earthquakes had the potential to rank among the deadliest and costliest in the country’s history, projecting a death toll in the tens of thousands and billions of dollars in economic losses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

He called Burnham a “colossal merchandiser” fixated on building the biggest, tallest, costliest structures.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson