Definitions

overpriced

ADJECTIVE

dear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

valuable

STRONG

fancy high steep stiff

WEAK

an arm and a leg at a premium cher costly high-priced out of sight pretty penny pricey prized

Antonyms

STRONG

moderate soft

WEAK

cheap common despised hateful inexpensive low-priced unimportant valueless worthless

ADJECTIVE

expensive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

costly extravagant fancy high lavish 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

ADJECTIVE

extravagant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurd bizarre bling blingy costly exaggerated excessive exorbitant expensive fanciful fancy fantastic flamboyant flashy garish gaudy grandiose implausible lavish ludicrous ornate ostentatious outrageous profligate reckless ridiculous showy silly

WEAK

crazy extortionate extreme foolish immoderate improvident imprudent inordinate nonsensical preposterous pretentious prodigal spendthrift steep unbalanced unconscionable unreasonable unrestrained

Antonyms

STRONGEST

believable calm careful cheap drab good inexpensive logical moderate modest normal ordinary plain poor reasonable restrained sensible serious simple small tasteful unflashy usual wise

WEAK

close economical provident saving stingy thrifty unpretentious

ADJECTIVE

overrated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exaggerated

STRONG

overestimated overpaid

WEAK

hyped-up overpromoted puffed-up pumped-up

ADJECTIVE

sky-high

Synonyms

WEAK

dizzying excessive exorbitant extortionate extreme high immoderate inordinate stiff stratospheric towering uncalled-for unconscionable undue unmeasurable unreasonable

ADJECTIVE

steep

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dizzying excessive exorbitant stiff

STRONG

extreme high towering

WEAK

extortionate immoderate inordinate uncalled-for undue unmeasurable unreasonable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

moderate reasonable

WEAK

cheap inexpensive

ADJECTIVE

stratospheric

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dizzying excessive exorbitant

WEAK

extortionate extreme high immoderate inordinate sky-high stiff towering uncalled-for unconscionable undue unmeasurable unreasonable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

moderate reasonable

Example Sentences

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But don’t confuse overpriced IPOs with a market on the verge of collapse.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

Much the same happened when many dot-com companies, overpriced by investors, failed to live up to their hype and folded in March 2020.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

But step back, and when companies as a group turn into sellers, it’s a reasonable sign that stocks are very overpriced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

At the time he denied that Tartans tickets were overpriced.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

Overpriced bonds were not “expensive” overpriced bonds were “rich,” which almost made them sound like something you should buy.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

overpriced

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