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Definitions

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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That lower valuation doesn’t mean the stock is cheap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

In other words, the fund aims to more or less match the sector-by-sector makeup of the U.S. stock market, but within those sectors skews toward stocks that look cheap relative to their industry peers.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

More recently, I was asked why I didn’t just buy a reprint online for cheap, and momentarily balked at the question.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Tesla straddles are currently cheap enough to buy in advance of the earnings.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Greg Lippmann watched his counterparts at Goldman Sachs find and exploit someone else’s willingness to sell huge amounts of cheap insurance on subprime mortgage bonds and pretty much instantly guessed the seller’s identity.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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