Expensive Synonyms

24 expensive synonyms include costly, dear, high-priced, high-cost, big-budget, exorbitant, extortionate, overpriced, immoderate, and extravagant. Expensive is an adjective, and its antonyms are cheap and economical. Here are some additional synonyms for "expensive" with example sentences.

Another word for Expensive

24 other ways to say expensive.

  • worth its weight in gold  
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  • worth a king's ransom  
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  • valuable  
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  • steep  
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  • sky-high  
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  • pricey  
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  • priceless
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  • precious
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  • over the odds  
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  • overpriced  
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  • lavish  
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  • immoderate  
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  • high-priced  
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  • high-cost  
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  • extravagant
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  • extortionate  
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  • exorbitant  
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  • dear  
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  • daylight robbery  
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  • costly  
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  • costing the earth  
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  • costing an arm and a leg  
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  • costing a bomb  
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  • big-budget  
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Use expensive in a Sentence

Attorney fees can be expensive.

Dining out can be expensive.

I like it, but it's too expensive.

Luxury cars are very expensive.

People say the place is expensive; on the contrary, it’s affordable.

The dress was too expensive.

Urban housing is often expensive.