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adjective

as in expensive

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verb

past tense of overprice
as in overvalued

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Recent Examples of overpriced
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
  1. expensive
  2. overvalued
  3. exorbitant
  4. overrated
  5. unaffordable
  6. overestimated
  7. prohibitive
  8. inflated
Adjective
  • While China has buffered itself from the broader supply shocks, more expensive fuel and commodities could weigh on consumer sentiment and disrupt manufacturing.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Earlier this year, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg broke the county’s record for most expensive home sale with the purchase of an Indian Creek Village waterfront mansion for $170 million.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of expensive
Verb
  • San Diego and the Inland Empire are 25% overvalued, Los Angeles, 19%, San Jose, 17%, San Francisco, 16%, Sacramento, 16% and the East Bay, 11%.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 13 July 2026
  • The current market lacks discipline, with investors overly reliant on benchmarks like AI for growth, leading to crowded and potentially overvalued trades.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of overvalued
Adjective
  • Only about 5% of SpaceX shares were sold to the public, and shares were valued at an exorbitant 94 times sales.
    — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Because the indefensible part is that, in refusing to pay the exorbitant but fully understood price to land LeBron, the Warriors didn’t just miss out on the King.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Definition of exorbitant
Verb
  • Defensively, Johnson’s switchability has perhaps been overrated.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • In many cases, pilots are overrated.
    — Ashwin Gaidhani, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Definition of overrated
Adjective
  • Joe Raedle | Getty Images Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said in recent interviews that gaming is becoming unaffordable and that the company will focus on making less-costly consoles.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 July 2026
  • In a time when life is becoming increasingly unaffordable and people are struggling to make ends meet, the Miami Herald wants to know what’s impacting your decision to donate to religious institutions.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 9 July 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
  • Fractional leadership has become a practical option for startups and small businesses that need executive-level guidance without having to hire a full-timer, which is cost-prohibitive for many companies.
    — Rob Falzon, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of prohibitive
Verb
  • In addition to profiting from prostitution, the defendants collected payments on the victims’ inflated smuggling debts.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of inflated

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