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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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Labor remained elevated, while high input prices—from food ingredients to packaging—pressured margins, not to mention the tariffs that made many imported produce more expensive.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

And as musicians rely on longer and often more expensive tours to offset meager streaming income, the analysts said promoters sometimes make performances abroad part of the package.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

"It used to be quite a cheap night out, but we've seen that it's getting more and more expensive and it's just not something we feel we can keep doing on such a regular basis."

From BBC • May 5, 2026

In 2022, Spirit announced plans to merge in a $3.8 billion deal with JetBlue, its somewhat larger and more expensive low-cost competitor.

From Slate • May 5, 2026

These materials were much more expensive than wood, and cost more to put up, and, thus, were beyond the means of poorer citizens.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy