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as in expensive

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verb

past tense of overprice

as in overvalued

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Adjective

Coaches were guilty of rewarding role players with McDavid ice time, and general managers were guilty of signing those middle-six wingers to overpriced contracts. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 6 July 2026 There are few travel moments more deflating than racing through security, grabbing overpriced snacks, and hustling to your gate—only to find your flight has been canceled and the line to speak with an agent is already snaking around the concourse. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026 Not having to incur massive debt for an overpriced WBD frees up Netflix — and its pristine balance sheet — to pursue NBCUniversal in due time. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 30 June 2026 Meanwhile, 69% see stocks in general as overpriced, the lowest level in a year. — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 16 June 2026 House swapping is having a moment as travelers hunt for cheaper, more authentic alternatives to Airbnb and overpriced hotels in 2026. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026 The MacBook Neo significantly raised the bar for budget laptops, making existing PCs look particularly overpriced in this tier. — Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026 Who says a man can’t appreciate the gleaming, obscene form of an Aston Martin supercar or the growl of its overpriced engine? — Alex James Kane, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 The right questions up front are the difference between a restorative stay and an overpriced weekend of marketing. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpriced

Adjective

Since World Cup tickets began selling on FIFA Marketplace last September, fans have expressed disappointment in the expensive price tag.

— Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Traditional industrial robotics require precise, expensive programming for highly specific environments.

— Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of expensive

Verb

This year, the sector has seen more volatile trade, as investors have questioned whether companies can meet the growing demand and whether some pockets of the industry are overvalued.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 8 July 2026
The conventional wisdom in sports finance is that American franchises—the NFL, NBA, MLB—are grotesquely overvalued by any traditional metric.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 June 2026

Definition of overvalued

Adjective

Colorado, however, has been moving more quickly than other states in choosing medicines that are deemed to be unaffordable and proceeding with decisions to create upper payment limits.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 2 July 2026
The uncomfortable answer was that Dunnhumby required an unaffordable army of analysts working for a retailer of unique scale.

— Aneesh Reddy, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of unaffordable

Verb

Barely a month ago, there was plenty of fretting that FIFA had grossly overestimated the crowds that would descend on the tournament’s host cities and stadiums.

— Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
But both industries may have overestimated an entertainment economy increasingly comfortable confusing quantity with quality.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 7 July 2026

Definition of overestimated

Adjective

Traditional studios might adopt Chinese models for some preproduction tasks such as concepting, but the geopolitical and intellectual property risks for commercial generations are too prohibitive.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Small and medium enterprises are now able to use AI for complex tasks like predictive supply chain management and personalized marketing, processes that were previously cost-prohibitive.

— Vaibhav Dani, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of prohibitive

Verb

Turkey denies that the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Yes, the prices are probably inflated, but the sun protection is worth it.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026

Definition of inflated

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