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expensive

/ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/adjective3 syllables

Expensive means: high in price or charging high prices.

Synonyms for expensive21

adjective, as in high in price or charging high prices

big-ticket, high-ticket, costly, dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy, dearly-won, overpriced, valuable

also used for expensive

5-star, chargeful, cheap at half the price, costful, cost-prohibitive, fancy, dearthful, dispendious, ex, expenny, exy

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Opposites of expensive

cheap

What does expensive mean?1

adjective

1

high in price or charging high prices“expensive clothes”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with expensive?7

four syllables

comprehensiveinexpensiveapprehensive
Show 40 near rhymes
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Expensive in a sentence

  • This is a useful book and, what is more, it is not expensive.unknown
  • If you think education is expensive, wait till you see what ignorance costs you.Zifre
  • This dictionary is very expensive, but is worth buying.CK
  • I would buy this watch, except it's too expensive.CK
  • These shoes are expensive, and what is more, they are too small.Jesse
  • These cookies aren't expensive, but they taste good.CK
  • A car is convenient, to be sure, but, after all, it will prove expensive.Stalwartlover
  • My brother bought a used car, so it was not very expensive.CC

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