Synonyms of big-ticket

big-ticket

adjective

ˈbig-ˈti-kət 

as in expensive

commanding a large price

with the tough economy, fewer people are likely to be making big-ticket purchases

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expensive
• valuable
• costly
• premium
• precious
• extravagant
• high
• high-end
• high-ticket
• pricey
• luxurious
• priceless
• dear
• spendy
• steep
• exorbitant
• prohibitive
• ultraexpensive
• unaffordable
• deluxe
• unreasonable
• uneconomic
• invaluable
• overpriced
• inestimable
• sky-high
• sumptuous
• stiff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inexpensive
• cheap
• reasonable
• moderate
• worthless
• valueless
• discounted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of big-ticket

The Panthers return with reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year Tetairoa McMillan out wide, and added big-ticket linebackers Devin Lloyd and Jaelan Phillips in free agency. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

The company employs about 850 people, does hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure work around the Northeast, and is frequently Connecticut’s choice on big-ticket contracts to construct schools, rebuild highways or repair bridges. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

Tubi has locked down a raft of big-ticket movies for its international services in the UK, Australia and Canada, with titles including Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Jurassic World landing on the free streamer. — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Newmark may have a reputation for shepherding big-ticket sales to completion. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026