CHEAPISH Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

cheapish

adjective

Definition of cheapish

as in inexpensive

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Recent Examples of cheapish There’s the cheapish and labor-intensive cooking at home and stretching leftovers, or the takeout/eating out experience that’s increasingly expensive. — Allyson Reedy, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026

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Adjective

The Houthis can use relatively inexpensive drones and missiles to target oil and other infrastructure just across the border in Saudi Arabia, as well as tankers off the coast.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Dollar Tree offers inexpensive sewing supplies, although availability varies by store.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of inexpensive

Adjective

Investors now see access to cheap and reliable power as a precondition for European companies to compete long-term.

— Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Telehealth sites hit their first jackpot in the 2010s, when Viagra and other drugs for erectile dysfunction came off patent, allowing for the sale of cheaper generics.

— Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of cheap

Adjective

Creality's approach is rather different, swapping smaller nozzle assemblies instead of complete print heads, and potentially bringing the benefits of multi-nozzle printing to a more affordable machine.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
With the enormous distractions and investments in college sports now removed, our institutions of higher learning can focus on their only mission, and that is providing the best, most affordable education on earth for our young people.

— Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of affordable

Adjective

It's also got two passive radiators for deep bass, and CMF says it's tuned the driver to extend its low-end range.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
The region remains under a slight risk — level 2 of 5 — for severe weather, with damaging straight-line winds the most likely hazard and a low-end tornado threat also present.

— Bill Kelly, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of low-end

Adjective

For properties other than single-family homes and duplexes, the statute addresses reasonable provisions for clean and safe common areas along with services such as garbage removal and extermination of certain pests.

— Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
These are reasonable explanations for a temporary change, Desai says.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of reasonable

Adjective

The report also found that Southern Punjab and transitional zones also hold opportunity for organic cotton farming, particularly where moderate irrigation is available.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
With the default settings, moderate use, and minimal backlight, the reader can probably last for several weeks.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of moderate

Adjective

The visual effects are chintzy, Jackson’s performance is schticky, and even if Aleem’s script is cheesy, Harlin’s execution of it doesn’t elevate the material.

— Katie Walsh, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
More closely associated with its long history with music, streetwear, or chintzy souvenir T-shirts tinged with childhood family vacation memories, this DIY technique is popping up across the major runways from Margiela to Dries Van Noten and beyond.

— Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of chintzy

Adjective

Something around three years and $25 million, for instance, might be a nice way to bridge his cheapo deal for 2026-27 with his impending free agency afterward.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 17 June 2026
The very top floor seemed to be more for students, offering cheapo meals to undergrads with empty pockets — beans on toast, chips on toast, that sort of thing.

— Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026

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