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more expensive

ADJECTIVE

high-priced

Synonyms

STRONGEST

costly extravagant fancy high lavish overpriced pricey upscale valuable

WEAK

an arm and a leg at a premium big-ticket dear excessive exorbitant highway robbery holdup immoderate inordinate invaluable out of sight plush posh pretty penny rich ritzy sky-high steep stiff swank too high uneconomical unreasonable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

economical reasonable unimportant worthless

WEAK

cheap inexpensive low-priced moderate

Example Sentences

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Flights booked three weeks in advance also became more expensive across almost every airline, according to the analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The government has said it is working on plans to provide targeted support for those most in need before bills become even more expensive into the winter, when households use more energy.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Researchers say this capability could open the door to advanced forms of sensing and imaging that previously required far larger and more expensive systems.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Although value stocks outperformed during the 1980s and 1990s, since the 2008-09 global financial crisis, more expensive companies have generally outperformed more consistently, the strategists wrote.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

But now, in 1838, it was more expensive to send a letter outside of London, though that didn’t matter to Emma or even to frugal Charles.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman