CHEAPIE Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of cheapie

as in cheap

costing little we'll crash in some cheapie motel room

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cheapie

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noun

as in bargain

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Recent Examples of cheapie

Noun

Then there’s season three, which feels like one of those particularly cruel straight-to-video cheapies. — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2024 Well, the Braves used the longball to win Game – but there wasn’t a cheapie in the bunch. — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2020 Bart's homer against right-hander Luis Vasquez was not a Cactus League cheapie. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 22 Feb. 2020 Christian Jones got a bit of a cheapie when he was called for roughing the passer on Bills quarterback Josh Allen that negated an interception, but Tracy Walker had a bad personal foul for hitting tailback Frank Gore out of bounds in the leg. — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2019 Durable backpacks can cost $50 to $80, whereas the super cheapies may not make it through the first quarter of school. — Author: Laura Daily, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheapie

Adjective

The experience highlighted a central problem in warship procurement; selecting an existing design does not necessarily guarantee faster or cheaper construction if the customer substantially changes its architecture.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
The commercial space industry looked forward to abundant, cheap launches.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of cheap

Noun

Add in the inconsistency of Green Bay’s rookie kicker, Trey Smack, and the points look like an absolute bargain.

— Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 29 Oct. 2026
Her organizing was instrumental in California’s Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975, which granted farmworkers the legal right to form unions, hold secret-ballot elections, and bargain collectively with their employers.

— Cindy Carcamo, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of bargain

Adjective

The challenge is integrating these capabilities into a defense that can quickly identify threats, select an appropriate response, and avoid wasting expensive interceptors on inexpensive drones.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
This inexpensive bulk box will last you for many flights to come.

— Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of inexpensive

Noun

The combination of leverage, daily resets, volatility, financing costs and higher expense ratios can make these products unsuitable as long-term buy-and-hold investments.

— Daniel Kern, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Of the 43 analysts covering SpaceX, 33 have a buy or strong buy rating on the stock, LSEG data shows.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of buy

Adjective

Almost all the controls were electronic buttons, and the dashboard was entirely digital—two ideas that sound reasonable today but were nightmarishly complex in the mid-1970s.

— Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2026
The gap between the goal and the day becomes so wide that quitting feels reasonable.

— JJ Mazzo, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of reasonable

Noun

But Adebayo finished Monday’s loss with just eight points on 3-of-10 shooting from the field and 0-of-5 shooting on threes, eight rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks in 30 minutes.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
Mitchell was eight-for-14 shooting with six rebounds, four assists and three steals in 28 minutes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of steal

Adjective

The engine aims to support smaller munitions and unmanned aircraft that need affordable propulsion.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Seniors deserve affordable prescriptions, clear information, and reliable access to care.

— L. Prather McKinnon, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of affordable

Noun

Concerns over disruptions to oil flows have kept a geopolitical risk premium embedded in crude prices, with traders closely monitoring developments in the region.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
Healthcare costs are the second-largest financial burden for caregivers, including insurance premiums, copayments and payments to hospitals.

— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of premium

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