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Synonyms & Antonyms of costly
commanding a large price
- running is one sport that does not require a lot of costly equipment
Synonyms for costly
- big-ticket,
- dear,
- expensive,
- extravagant,
- high,
- high-end,
- high-ticket,
- precious,
- premium,
- priceless,
- pricey
- (also pricy),
- spendy
- [chiefly Northwest],
- ultraexpensive,
- valuable
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The first known use of costly was in the 14th century
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