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Recent Examples of overpriced
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026
Many were found to be substandard, overpriced or were not built at all.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
JPMorgan makes hundreds of millions of dollars on these overpriced, underperforming plans.
—Drew Warshaw, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Luxury is synonymous now with first class airport lounges and overpriced, hard-to-get handbags.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
At Free Eden, a Dallas mall boutique, four young women sell overpriced clothes, burn sage and run a secret after-hours coven.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Remember, this is an overpriced housing market that needs some discounting.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
And the rest of our food was tasty, if a little overpriced.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2026
So head to your local cinema and treat yourself to a bucket of overpriced popcorn and a comically large soda.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The room service seems a bit overpriced and options a bit limited, but the quality of the food is exceptional.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026
Many were found to be substandard, overpriced or were not built at all.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
JPMorgan makes hundreds of millions of dollars on these overpriced, underperforming plans.
—Drew Warshaw, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Luxury is synonymous now with first class airport lounges and overpriced, hard-to-get handbags.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
At Free Eden, a Dallas mall boutique, four young women sell overpriced clothes, burn sage and run a secret after-hours coven.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Remember, this is an overpriced housing market that needs some discounting.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
And the rest of our food was tasty, if a little overpriced.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 19 Mar. 2026
So head to your local cinema and treat yourself to a bucket of overpriced popcorn and a comically large soda.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpriced
Adjective
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As bat populations have collapsed, farmers have turned to more expensive and less effective alternatives like pesticides.—
Leah Campbell,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026
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The village at the top consists of two restaurants (the more expensive one has a view of a steep canyon and the blue Rio Grande below) and a smattering of houses.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Brinkman asserted that at its current price of $361, the EV maker is hugely overvalued.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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It is used to determine if a stock is overvalued or undervalued compared to peers, industries, or even historical performance.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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At this point, Iran is looking less like a rival to the average Westerner, and more like an ally of the America First anti-globalist movement, successfully dismantling the illusion that exorbitant and self-indulgent Western foreign policy serves anything more than outdated narratives.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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These exorbitant units dot Manhattan's skyline, casting long shadows over Central Park and city streets.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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During a recent segment of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, the host, 51, discussed whether or not engagement rings are overrated, and if couples should turn to more practical alternatives.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Matching Furniture Sets Matching sets, whether matching bedroom sets or a matching part of end tables, are overrated, shares Brooke Sabia of Phase 4 Design Group.—
Lauren Jones,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Americans such as Heidi Bunting, 35, a student with two children, see an economy in which basic needs such as health care and transportation are unaffordable.—
Josh Boak,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Already San Diegans face a high cost of living, gas prices far over the national average, rent and housing costs far over the national average, so why add another tax to make things even more unaffordable to the average county family?—
Kristine Alessio,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The distress the Sussexes caused the Queen in the last years of her life cannot be overestimated.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Vendors don’t typically overspend on travel expenses because, in most cases, those costs are overestimated to prevent such a scenario, Carpenter said.—
Jessica Seaman,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Even beyond the numbers, their roster construction and top-end talent make them as prohibitive of a favorite as the NHL has seen in the salary-cap era.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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So far, however, the complexity of learning how to self-secure and custody crypto has been prohibitive to many prospective crypto investors, which has allowed exchanges like Coinbase and Gemini Space Station – two of the earliest in the game – to thrive.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Turkey denies the deaths constituted genocide, saying the toll has been inflated and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Housing prices and rents are inflated by restrictive zoning laws, union work and pay scale mandates, excessive building codes and environmental requirements, litigation and planning process delays, anti-landlord policies that favor deadbeats and squatters, and the list goes on.—
Adam Summers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Overpriced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpriced. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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