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inexpensive

[in-ik-spen-siv] / ˌɪn ɪkˈspɛn sɪv /
ADJECTIVE
not high priced
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cheap economical low-cost low-priced modest popular reasonable
WEAK
bargain budget buy cost next to nothing cut-rate dime a dozen dirt-cheap for a song half-price low marked down nominal popularly priced real buy real steal reduced steal thrifty
Antonyms
STRONGEST
expensive unreasonable
WEAK
costly dear high-cost high-priced

Example Sentences

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Updating hardware like cabinet handles, showerheads and doorknobs is an inexpensive way to personalize your space and add character, says Monique Valeris, home-design director at the Good Housekeeping Institute.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

At an El Paso car dealer network, Casa Auto Group, salespeople said prospective buyers have started asking why they don’t offer something as inexpensive as the Chinese cars sold just miles away in Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The S&P 500 is hardly inexpensive at 21 times forward earnings, above its 10-year average of 19.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The manufacturing process is simple and inexpensive, and the additive printing method places material only where it is needed, reducing waste.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

He would be lowered into the ground in a casket I could barely afford, even though I had instructed the funeral home to use the most inexpensive one they could.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez