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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expensive |
| Synonyms: | an arm and leg, cher, dear, excessive, executive, exorbitant, extortionate, extravagant, fancy, high, high-priced, highly priced, inordinate, precious, premium, pricey, steep, stiff*, top, valuable |
| Antonyms: | cheap, inexpensive, reasonable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | costly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | harmful, damaging |
| Synonyms: | catastrophic, deleterious, disastrous, loss-making, ruinous, sacrificial |
| Antonyms: | aiding, helpful |
| Main Entry: | dear |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very expensive |
| Synonyms: | an arm and a leg, at a premium, cher, costly, fancy, high, high-priced, out of sight, overpriced, pretty penny, pricey, prized, steep, stiff*, valuable |
| Antonyms: | cheap, inexpensive, low-priced, valueless, worthless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deluxe |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superior, plush |
| Synonyms: | choice, costly, dainty, delicate, elegant, exclusive, expensive, exquisite, first-class, grand, luscious, lush, luxuriant, luxurious, opulent, palatial, posh, rare, recherché, rich, ritzy, select, special, splendid, sumptuous, super, swank, swanky |
| Antonyms: | inferior, poor |
| Main Entry: | expensive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | high-priced |
| Synonyms: | an arm and a leg, at a premium, big-ticket, costly, dear, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, fancy, high, highway robbery, holdup, immoderate, inordinate, invaluable, lavish, out of sight, overpriced, plush, posh, pretty penny, pricey, rich, ritzy, sky-high, steep*, stiff*, swank, too high, uneconomical, unreasonable, upscale, valuable |
| Antonyms: | cheap, inexpensive, low-priced, moderate, reasonable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | extravagant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indulgent, wasteful |
| Synonyms: | absurd, bizarre, costly, crazy, exaggerated, excessive, exorbitant, expensive, extortionate, extreme, fanciful, fancy, fantastic, flamboyant, flashy, foolish, garish, gaudy, grandiose, immoderate, implausible, improvident, imprudent, inordinate, lavish, ludicrous, nonsensical, ornate, ostentatious, outrageous, overpriced, preposterous, pretentious, prodigal, profligate, reckless, ridiculous, showy, silly, spendthrift, steep, unbalanced, unconscionable, unreasonable, unrestrained |
| Antonyms: | close, economical, moderate, provident, reasonable, saving, stingy, thrifty, unpretentious |
| Main Entry: | high |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extreme |
| Synonyms: | costly, dear, excessive, exorbitant, expensive, extraordinary, extravagant, grand, great, high-priced, intensified, lavish, luxurious, precious, rich, sharp, special, steep, stiff, strong, unusual |
| Antonyms: | inferior, mean, worthless |
| Main Entry: | invaluable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | priceless |
| Synonyms: | beyond price, costly, dear, expensive, helpful, inestimable, precious, serviceable, valuable |
| Antonyms: | worthless |
| Main Entry: | luxurious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | affluent, indulgent |
| Synonyms: | comfortable, costly, deluxe, easy, elaborate, epicurean, expensive, extravagant, fancy, fit for a king/ queen, gorgeous, grand, grandiose, gratifying, hedonistic, immoderate, imposing, impressive, in the lap of luxury, lavish, luscious, lush, magnificent, majestic, opulent, ostentatious, palatial, pampered, pleasurable, pleasure-loving, plush, plushy, posh, pretentious, rich, ritzy, self-indulgent, sensual, sensuous, splendid, stately, sumptuous, sybaritic, upscale, voluptuous, well-appointed |
| Notes: | luxuriant indicates profusion while luxurious means sumptuous and expensive |
| Antonyms: | austere, frugal, poor |
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