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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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“Obsession” and “Backrooms” — horror films from internet-native directors in their 20s — have outperformed far more expensive studio releases.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

Although relatively complex, and therefore more expensive than the matchlock, smaller wheellocks—the first pistols—could be used with one hand and concealed under a cloak or other garment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Unlike Anthropic and OpenAI, which Kharazian said are incentivized to make users spend as much as possible on tokens, Cursor allows users to toggle between smarter but more expensive models and cheaper alternatives.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

High interest rates make credit more expensive and discourage consumption and investment, thereby curbing inflation.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

But the sad truth was that we couldn’t afford the more expensive wide casket.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy