1
as in cheap
costing little
took an el cheapo vacation, staying at a friend's cabin the whole time
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2
as in terrible
of low quality
he bought el cheapo sneakers from someone on a street corner
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for el cheapo
Adjective
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For years, the equation seemed simple: look for the cheapest fare, even if the trip was mediocre.—
Wilson Santiago Burgos,
USA Today,
20 July 2025 -
Prospect Capital is now the cheapest BDC on the market, trading at just 46% of NAV.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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There will be four questions related to easing the city’s terrible housing shortage, all useful and needed, and one useless question about moving our local elections from odd years, like this present year, to presidential contest years.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
21 July 2025
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But when terrible news arrives about her ex, all eyes turn to Ana — whose reputation isn't exactly sterling.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Isolated locations could face a reasonable worst-case scenario of five to seven inches or more, according to the weather service.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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There were a few reasonable opinion drafts, a couple of speeches with a Q&A transcribed, and one very excellent and complete essay on civil rights.—
Ezra Fox
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Spurred by climate change, Canadian wildfires have increasingly exacerbated poor air quality across Milwaukee and southern Wisconsin.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Because the movie's central dynamic—a powerful, U.S.-backed aggressor invading a poor, largely defenseless neighbor—is all too familiar.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Generally considered an inexpensive lower lower-quality wine, more serious wine consumers preferred to continue to purchase wine in a traditional bottle.—
Liz Thach,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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Only 55 crossed the finish line and the prizes were recycled trophies and inexpensive wristwatches.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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Earlier this month, employees at the Environmental Protection Agency, filed their own letter, with even worse results; 140 of them were placed on administrative leave.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
22 July 2025
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The alternative — keeping him around, highly paid and not played — would have been worse.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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By creating more affordable establishments, Fine-Drawn was able to deliver its concepts to a wider audience.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
21 July 2025
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Platforms like Upwork, Fiverr, and Contra connect freelancers with clients seeking affordable, fast-turnaround content creation.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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Instead of allowing senior citizens and disabled first-responders choose the plan that was right for them — and the vast majority have chosen traditional Medicare — de Blasio forced every one of them into an inferior Medicare Advantage plan run by a for-profit insurance company.—
Marianne Pizzitola,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
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The bolder value vision is in using new AI capabilities to solve long-standing inefficiencies or problems that may have been targeted before, albeit with inferior technology.—
Beena Ammanath,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“El cheapo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/el%20cheapo. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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