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cheap

[cheep] / tʃip /
ADJECTIVE
inexpensive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
competitive economical low-cost low-priced reasonable
WEAK
at a bargain bargain bargain-basement bargain-counter bought for a song budget buy cheapo cost next to nothing cut-price cut-rate depreciated dime a dozen easy on the pocketbook half-priced irregular low tariff lowered marked down moderate nominal on sale popularly priced real buy reduced sale slashed standard steal uncostly undear utility worth the money
Antonyms
STRONGEST
expensive unreasonable
WEAK
costly dear precious priceless valuable
ADJECTIVE
inferior, low in quality
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bad poor
WEAK
base bogus catchpenny cheesy common commonplace crappy cruddy dud flashy garbage garish glitzy junky lousy mangy mean mediocre meretricious no bargain no good ordinary paltry ratty raunchy rinky-dink rotten rubbishy scroungy second-rate shoddy sleazy small-time tatty tawdry terrible trashy trumpery two-bit valueless white elephant worthless
Antonyms
WEAK
excellent noble precious priceless sophisticated superior valuable
ADJECTIVE
low, vulgar
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dirty
WEAK
abject base beggarly contemptible despicable dishonest mean pitiable scurvy shabby sordid tawdry vile
ADJECTIVE
concerned with saving money
Synonyms
STRONGEST
tight
WEAK
mean mingy miserly penny-pinching stingy thrifty tight-wad

Example Sentences

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They aren’t hunting for cheap stocks, but those “that are already acting well.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Taking cheap bets on a Kardashian presidency would be a way to boost that metric.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

As rivals in the PC category faced memory-chip shortage pains, Apple leveraged an old iPhone chip and its supply-chain clout to gain ground, offering its own cheap and cheerful products for the masses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Their trade needs a cheap and steady supply of oil in the form of petrochemicals, without which they cannot produce fabric.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

I knew Mom was working crazy hard all the time, and even so, we could only afford the cheap cereal.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

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