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expensive
adjective as in high-priced
Strongest matches
costly, extravagant, fancy, high, lavish, overpriced, pricey, upscale, valuable
Weak matches
an arm and a leg, at a premium, big-ticket, dear, excessive, exorbitant, highway robbery, holdup, immoderate, inordinate, invaluable, out of sight, plush, posh, pretty penny, rich, ritzy, sky-high, steep, stiff, swank, too high, uneconomical, unreasonable
Example Sentences
Independent expenditure committees poured more than $7.6 million into the race, making it the most expensive election for state Legislature this year, according to California Target Book, a political database.
The most commercially mature flow batteries are based on vanadium ions, which, like lithium, are expensive and hard to source.
Requiring large, expensive capital assets, it is hard hit by a tax which targets the value of assets rather than their profitability.
Just outside, the expensive new building under construction for the museum’s permanent collection is taking shape, designed for a misguided plan for theme show displays.
He wishes that parking were less expensive and that the city would open up the restrooms for those living on the streets, who often sleep on the benches.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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