Synonyms of cheap

cheap

adjective

ˈchēp 

1

as in inexpensive

costing little

e-mail is so popular because it's a cheap way to send messages

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inexpensive
• affordable
• reasonable
• popular
• low
• low-end
• cheapie
• chintzy
• budget
• dirt cheap
• cheapo
• dime-store
• discounted
• discount
• cut-price
• worthless
• cut-rate
• reduced
• bargain-basement
• wholesale
• el cheapo
• cheapish
• moderate
• lowered
• valueless
• supercheap
• fire-sale
• ultracheap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expensive
• valuable
• high
• costly
• pricey
• precious
• premium
• dear
• deluxe
• inflated
• spendy
• exorbitant
• unreasonable
• extravagant
• increased
• prohibitive
• steep
• high-ticket
• stiff
• invaluable
• overpriced
• priceless
• luxurious
• superexpensive
• prohibitory
• ultraexpensive

2

as in terrible

of low quality

a cheap sweater that started to unravel almost as soon as I bought it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• terrible
• poor
• inferior
• bad
• rotten
• coarse
• common
• worthless
• useless
• shoddy
• mediocre
• crappy
• low-grade
• wretched
• rubbishy
• low-rent
• cheesy
• trashy
• bum
• junky
• miserable
• second-rate
• lousy
• counterfeit
• fake
• sleazy
• execrable
• cut-rate
• cheapjack
• gimcrack
• bargain-basement
• trumpery
• schlock
• valueless
• el cheapo
• tawdry
• gaudy
• flashy
• lackluster
• showy
• kitschy
• meretricious
• garish
• shabby
• indifferent
• second-class
• glitzy
• tacky
• ostentatious
• kitsch
• swank
• splashy
• seedy
• supercheap
• phony
• sham
• ultracheap
• brummagem

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• good
• excellent
• superior
• fine
• first-class
• high-grade
• elegant
• handsome
• first-rate
• tasteful
• top-notch
• polished
• refined
• handcrafted

3

as in stingy

giving or sharing as little as possible

a cheap coworker who never contributes to the collections taken up in the office

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stingy
• selfish
• tight
• chintzy
• greedy
• economical
• miserly
• parsimonious
• ungenerous
• careful
• close
• tightfisted
• mean
• spare
• penurious
• pinching
• desirous
• small
• penny-pinching
• mingy
• sparing
• uncharitable
• conserving
• thrifty
• pinchpenny
• closefisted
• frugal
• stinting
• saving
• shabby
• mercenary
• hoggish
• economizing
• avaricious
• acquisitive
• sordid
• chary
• covetous
• skimping
• itchy
• rapacious
• avid
• grudging
• envious
• grasping
• inhospitable
• resentful
• scrimping
• begrudging
• coveting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• generous
• liberal
• charitable
• free
• bountiful
• munificent
• bounteous
• extravagant
• openhanded
• unselfish
• altruistic
• unsparing
• lavish
• handsome
• unstinting
• selfless
• overgenerous
• hospitable
• profuse
• benevolent
• beneficent
• freehanded
• philanthropic
• humanitarian
• magnanimous
• compassionate
• kindly
• wasteful
• unthrifty
• openhearted
• wasting
• profligate
• spendthrift
• good-hearted
• prodigal
• greathearted
• dissipating
• thriftless
• squandering
• splurging
• frittering

4

as in lame

arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust

that was a cheap thing to say to someone who never did you any harm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lame
• pitiful
• dirty
• nasty
• wretched
• mean
• disgusting
• hateful
• lousy
• deplorable
• contemptible
• sorry
• vile
• grubby
• paltry
• despicable
• pitiable
• scabby
• ratty
• sneaking
• cruddy
• scurvy
• scummy
• abominable
• disgraceful
• shameful
• odious
• loathsome
• detestable
• shabby
• abhorrent
• repulsive
• disreputable
• repugnant
• revolting
• execrable
• dishonorable
• condemnable
• ignominious
• low
• discreditable
• sordid
• ignoble
• squalid
• base
• unscrupulous
• craven
• reprehensible
• cowardly
• reptilian
• unprincipled
• unethical
• revulsive
• dastardly
• censurable
• blamable
• reproachable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• admirable
• creditable
• commendable
• laudable
• meritorious
• praiseworthy
• honest
• reputable
• honorable
• noble
• good
• upright
• scrupulous
• principled
• right
• redoubtable
• moral
• ethical
• virtuous
• righteous
• high-minded
• right-minded

5

as in easy

involving minimal difficulty or effort

the boxer's early bouts were cheap wins, but now he's moving up to the top ranks of boxing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• easy
• simple
• smooth
• ready
• quick
• painless
• straightforward
• soft
• effortless
• facile
• light
• royal
• snap
• fluid
• fluent
• downhill
• uncomplicated
• hands-down
• obvious
• mindless
• transparent
• plain
• unchallenging
• clear
• idiotproof
• unambiguous
• unmistakable
• evident
• distinct
• apparent
• patent
• unequivocal
• clear-cut
• manifest
• open-and-shut
• palpable
• perspicuous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• difficult
• hard
• tough
• stiff
• severe
• killer
• laborious
• rough
• formidable
• strenuous
• arduous
• exacting
• murderous
• demanding
• painful
• troublesome
• grueling
• labored
• toilsome
• herculean
• onerous
• burdensome
• oppressive
• stressful
• exhausting
• complex
• complicated
• problematic
• toilful
• intricate
• involved
• abstruse
• taxing
• recondite
• knotty

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cheap

DirecTV wins in price and package offerings (more channels, packages, and plans at lower prices, which results in greater value), bundles (more variety for a cheaper price tag, which also means better value), and sports. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 9 July 2026

Some stations in Pennsylvania -- particularly high-volume gas stations like BJ's and Costco -- have also recently been able to sell fuel cheaper than Freedom Fuel Network. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 9 July 2026

But such humanoid robots made in China are still significantly cheaper than specialized surgical robots like Intuitive Surgical’s da Vinci Surgical System, which can cost anywhere between half a million dollars and several million dollars. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026

In-house software can be cheaper, an incentive for companies such as Starbucks, which is looking to cut $2 billion in costs as part of a broader turnaround effort. — Daniela Sirtori, Fortune, 9 July 2026

Phrases Containing cheap

• dirt cheap