PRICEY Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

pricey

adjective

ˈprī-sē

variants also pricy

Definition of pricey

as in expensive

commanding a large price a small boutique selling pricey women's clothing

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Recent Examples of pricey Northwestern boasts college football's newest, priciest stadium. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 Fisher Island’s 33109 ZIP code has long topped the list of America’s priciest ZIP codes but, despite median home values holding above $8 million, was recently edged out by Atherton in California’s Silicon Valley. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2026 Instead of producing shells in an efficient and streamlined fashion, the pricey machines kept failing in bizarre ways. — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026 Griffin also suggested Citadel was reconsidering moving ahead with a pricey redevelopment of a Park Avenue building. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pricey

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Adjective

Above and below him on our list sit the two most expensive shot-stoppers of all time, whose big-money moves were followed by contrasting fortunes.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
As luxury becomes both more ubiquitous and more expensive, being desirable without being everywhere could prove a valuable position to hold.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of expensive

Adjective

As luxury becomes both more ubiquitous and more expensive, being desirable without being everywhere could prove a valuable position to hold.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
To further complicate things, baseball is heading toward a labor fight in which owners are aiming to swap short-term financial pain for cost caps that would make every team more valuable.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of valuable

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He was hurt by penalties on the opening drive and a costly third-down drop by Darius Cooper.

— Zach Berman, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Most introduced, nonnative plants do not become invasive, but those that do can cause significant, costly problems for landowners, communities, and land managers.

— Dr. Lauren Kurtz, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026

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