inexpensive

adjective

in·​ex·​pen·​sive ˌi-nik-ˈspen(t)-siv 

: reasonable in price : cheap

inexpensively adverb

inexpensiveness noun

Synonyms

• affordable
• bargain-basement
• budget
• cheap
• cheapie
• cheapo
• chintzy
• cut-price [chiefly British]
• cut-rate
• dime-store
• dirt cheap
• el cheapo
• low
• low-end
• popular
• reasonable

Examples of inexpensive in a Sentence

inexpensive but pretty jewelry that can be worn every day

Recent Examples on the Web

Providing access to very basic cooling measures is an overall inexpensive way to keep people safe and has the side benefit of economic efficiency. —The Editors, Scientific American, 20 May 2025

Plastic: Lightweight and inexpensive, plastic stakes lack durability. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 May 2025

But perhaps most important in these trying economic times, that humble package of spaghetti, linguine or fettuccini is super inexpensive. —Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025

Reuters won for its own investigative series on fentanyl, showing how lax regulation both inside and outside the United States makes the drug inexpensive and widely available. —David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1846, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for inexpensive

• apprehensive
• coextensive
• comprehensive
• hypertensive
• hypotensive
• inoffensive
• normotensive
• antihypertensive
• counteroffensive
• defensive
• expensive
• extensive

Kids Definition

inexpensive

adjective

in·​ex·​pen·​sive ˌin-ik-ˈspen(t)-siv 

: not high in price : cheap

inexpensively adverb

inexpensiveness noun