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uneconomical

ADJECTIVE
expensive
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 unreasonable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
economical reasonable unimportant worthless
WEAK
cheap inexpensive low-priced moderate
ADJECTIVE
improvident
Synonyms
WEAK
extravagant heedless imprudent inconsiderate lavish negligent prodigal profligate profuse reckless shiftless shortsighted thoughtless thriftless unthrifty wasteful
Antonyms
WEAK
careful miserly provident thrifty
ADJECTIVE
unthrifty
Synonyms
WEAK
extravagant heedless imprudent inconsiderate lavish negligent prodigal profligate profuse reckless shiftless shortsighted thoughtless thriftless wasteful
ADJECTIVE
wasteful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
careless destructive extravagant lavish profligate reckless
WEAK
cavalier dissipative immoderate improvident incontinent liberal overdone overgenerous pound-foolish prodigal profuse ruinous spendthrift squandering thriftless unthrifty wanton wild
Antonyms
STRONGEST
careful cautious economical saving
WEAK
thrifty unwasteful

Example Sentences

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Oil at $50 a barrel may be uneconomical for some.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

It is being restarted in partnership with Rio Tinto’s RIO -0.33%decrease; red down pointing triangle Nuton venture, which uses microbes to strip copper from ores that are otherwise uneconomical to mine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

With the surge in gold prices, Winmill said new mines are coming online, while older ones that were uneconomical when gold was at $2,000 an ounce are looking to ramp up production.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 20, 2025

Structural damage discovered during repairs to HMS Northumberland means repairing the ship is now uneconomical, the MOD says.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024

In addition, the largest domestic mammals interacted with domestic plants to increase food production by pulling plows and thereby making it possible for people to till land that had previously been uneconomical for farming.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.