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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

Burns: It is one of the costliest mistakes investors make.

From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026

America’s costliest autism therapy provider will shut down in May, after Indiana banned the firm from billing Medicaid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

I figure it’s probably the costliest portable item in the entire Clearview Inn, so I hesitate to leave it in my room for the nine or so hours while I’m away at work.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich