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cheap

[cheep] / tʃip /
ADJECTIVE
inexpensive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
competitive economical low-cost low-priced reasonable
WEAK
at a bargain bargain bargain-basement bargain-counter bought for a song budget buy cheapo cost next to nothing cut-price cut-rate depreciated dime a dozen easy on the pocketbook half-priced irregular low tariff lowered marked down moderate nominal on sale popularly priced real buy reduced sale slashed standard steal uncostly undear utility worth the money
Antonyms
STRONGEST
expensive unreasonable
WEAK
costly dear precious priceless valuable
ADJECTIVE
inferior, low in quality
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bad poor
WEAK
base bogus catchpenny cheesy common commonplace crappy cruddy dud flashy garbage garish glitzy junky lousy mangy mean mediocre meretricious no bargain no good ordinary paltry ratty raunchy rinky-dink rotten rubbishy scroungy second-rate shoddy sleazy small-time tatty tawdry terrible trashy trumpery two-bit valueless white elephant worthless
Antonyms
WEAK
excellent noble precious priceless sophisticated superior valuable
ADJECTIVE
low, vulgar
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dirty
WEAK
abject base beggarly contemptible despicable dishonest mean pitiable scurvy shabby sordid tawdry vile
ADJECTIVE
concerned with saving money
Synonyms
STRONGEST
tight
WEAK
mean mingy miserly penny-pinching stingy thrifty tight-wad

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, emerging-markets stocks broadly appear “very cheap on a valuation basis,” according to Turnquist.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Catsimatidis made millions from buying New York real estate on the cheap in the 1970s when the city was in deep economic trouble.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Sponsoring OPCs is a new, cheap way to tackle high youth unemployment in China -- where one in six people between the ages of 16 and 24 are jobless.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

United Parcel Service UPS -0.99%decrease; red down pointing triangle doesn’t want to deliver your cheap e-commerce packages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

“You can get a starter for cheap at the Light Market, bottom level,” continued Somkit.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

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