UNAFFORDABLE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

unaffordable

adjective

Definition of unaffordable

as in exorbitant

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Recent Examples of unaffordable The White House has maintained the effort would save Medicare $26 billion over several years and help mitigate the long-standing problem of increasingly unaffordable prescription drugs. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 13 Sep. 2026 Theoretically, that could still happen — though if Manchester United saw Hall’s likely asking price as prohibitive in the recent window, then the 22-year-old will almost certainly prove unaffordable for them in 2027. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 If your debts have become unaffordable altogether, though, consolidation may not address the underlying problem. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 Thompson added that wildfires have burned the area in recent years, leading him to believe that rates for home insurance were unaffordable. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unaffordable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaffordable

Adjective

Prices may seem a little exorbitant, but the portions are more than generous.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
But the annual exorbitant expense is set to spike even higher next year as Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration forecasts a $401 million price tag for such deals and verdicts in 2027.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of exorbitant

Adjective

Preventive maintenance at a scale that was previously cost-prohibitive.

— Sumeet Salwan, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Skechers Endeavour Sneaker If a $300 price tag is a bit prohibitive to you right now, here’s a wallet-sparing alternative, in the form of the Skechers Endeavour.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of prohibitive

Adjective

Canada, the United States’ largest trading partner, suspended trade negotiations in August after the administration introduced last-minute demands, which Prime Minister Mark Carney described as uneconomic and unfair.

— JONAS NAHM, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
As cheaper models become uneconomic to produce, manufacturers are pruning them from their line-ups, pushing the overall market higher.

— Celestine Iyer, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of uneconomic

Adjective

But several individually reasonable events, viewed together and over time, can tell an unreasonable story.

— Shahen Minasyan, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
At the outset of the Biden administration in January 2021, NASA was still targeting a 2024 lunar landing, even though this was widely seen as unreasonable.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of unreasonable

Adjective

One of the biggest lessons from 2026 was the importance of finishing games and avoiding a costly losing streak.

— Brandon Liguori, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026
The Browns outlasted the Carolina Panthers, 21-18, dropping the Panthers to 1-2 on a day that was costly in many ways.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of costly

Adjective

In this environment, a beat and raise might be the bare minimum to avoid a steep post-earnings decline.

— Matthew J. Belvedere,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Aquilina also explained that Luminate data pointed to binge releases tending to see big spikes in viewership but steep drops, while weekly releases maintain consistent engagement.

— Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of steep

Adjective

Both are sound strategies under the right circumstances, but neither can tell you whether a stock that’s down 30% is cheap, or merely less overpriced.

— byDoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Sep. 2026
Cancer patients are selling their televisions and refrigerators to buy overpriced medication.

— Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of overpriced

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