cheaper

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 excellent noble precious priceless sophisticated superior upper valuable worthy

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

costly dear excellent expensive noble precious priceless sophisticated superior upper valuable worthy

ADJECTIVE

low, vulgar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dirty

WEAK

abject base beggarly contemptible despicable dishonest mean pitiable scurvy shabby sordid sorry tawdry vile

Antonyms

WEAK

costly dear excellent expensive noble precious priceless sophisticated superior upper valuable worthy

ADJECTIVE

concerned with saving money

Synonyms

STRONGEST

tight

WEAK

mean mingy miserly penny-pinching stingy thrifty tight-wad

Antonyms

WEAK

costly dear excellent expensive noble precious priceless sophisticated superior upper valuable worthy

Example Sentences

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"We've got price instability and, ultimately, that drives demand because people want cheaper prices but, also, they want no surprises in their bills," he said.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in an interview with Bloomberg earlier this month that the Amazon service was cheaper than Starlink and also included retail and gaming technologies.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Steyer has argued that “perverse” structure allows utilities to disregard cheaper cost-effective solutions in favor of more expensive options, such as undergrounding power lines.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Luckin Coffee has also rapidly expanded into lower-tier cities, using discount promotions and cheaper menu items to capture volume growth.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

For general cleaning, the kind a custodian would do in a high school, you’d go with a much gentler, cheaper agent, diluted bleach.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin