EXPENSIVE! Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

expensive

adjective

ik-ˈspen(t)-siv

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as in costly

commanding a large price expensive clothing that only the truly wealthy can afford

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Recent Examples of expensive Penetrating bombers are also very expensive to design and build. —

Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026 Arenas, in particular, spoke about the importance of preventive services like behavioral health care, particularly for youth, in keeping struggling residents from falling into more difficult, expensive problems. —

Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 9 May 2026 We were stuck paying off medical debt during the first two years of each child’s life, which is already a very expensive time. —

Nicole Varma, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026 But according to Chen, a convergence of factors happening now specifically means that Kaikaku has a shot at success—including robotics parts becoming cheaper, an innovation in food-safe 3D printing, and human labor becoming more expensive. —

Billy Perrigo, Time, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for expensive

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One of the most common, costly mistakes is failing to update beneficiary designations.

— Rebecca L. Palmer, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
The convertible, part of the company's new Coachbuild Collection, will be unabashedly costly and extravagant -- Rolls-Royce's CEO Chris Brownridge is coy about the price when asked -- and illustrates how the 120-year-old brand continues to reinvent itself.

— Morgan Korn, ABC News, 8 May 2026