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expensive Synonyms

Another word for expensive

Choosing another word for expensive depends on context, so the 18 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• adjective (Context 1)

Costing a great deal of money; having a high price.

Usage Example

"Fresh seafood can be quite costly in landlocked regions far from the coast."

Strongest
costly
pricey
high-priced
Strong
dear
steep
exorbitant
extortionate
overpriced
Weak
lavish
spendthrift

• adjective (Context 2)

Entailing great loss, sacrifice, effort, or non-monetary cost.

Usage Example

"Ignoring early signs of structural wear proved to be an costly mistake for the engineering firm."

Strongest
costly
Strong
dear
ruinous
damaging
destructive
disastrous
Weak
catastrophic
devastating
grievous
fatal

Opposites of expensive

The opposite of expensive shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

inexpensive
cheap
low-cost
low-priced
affordable
economical
painless
inconsequential
See all opposites of expensive

• Nearby Words

expenditrix
expenditure
expense
expensive
expensively
expensiveness
experience

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Expensive. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/expensive
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