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

The cheapest new hybrid car for 2026 is the Toyota Corolla Hybrid, a hybrid version of the popular compact sedan. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Ukraine needs our interceptor technology, and could probably build their own weapons faster and cheaper if our bloated defense industry gave them permission. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

This and the Fletcher’s Chocolate Corny Dog are the cheapest Big Tex finalist concessions. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026

The grape has truly found its spiritual home in New Zealand, where winemakers generally make cheap and cheery versions sporting aromas and flavors of cut grass, green herbs, green apple, and melon. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing cheap

• dirt cheap