UNAFFORDABLE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

unaffordable

adjective

Definition of unaffordable

as in exorbitant

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Recent Examples of unaffordable An unaffordable dream While daily costs are straining people’s wallets, longer-term investments like housing are also forcing voters to make sacrifices. — Alexandra Meier, NBC news, 3 Nov. 2026 Wall Street has been worried that rising interest rates will make debt unaffordable for many data center developers and neoclouds, and quarterly reports from Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon last week added fuel to those concerns. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026 In Italy, protests largely led by student groups and workers rallied against inflation, stagnant wages and unaffordable housing in cities including Turin, Bologna and Milan. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026 Across the country, 57% of Americans now say their utilities are unaffordable, up from 45% in February, according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos' KnowledgePanel. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unaffordable

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Adjective

Students are looking for something different, while their parents are questioning exorbitant price tags for an investment that no longer has automatic and fruitful returns.

— Ellis Verdi, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
The race opened as one of the most competitive Senate races in the nation, with expectations about exorbitant spending.

— David Raynor, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of exorbitant

Adjective

Remember, the Cubs were prohibitive favorites to win the division but finished 14 games behind the Brewers.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Filing those suits, which can run up $10,000-$50,000 in legal fees, is cost-prohibitive for many businesses.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of prohibitive

Adjective

Waiting months for a store to be completed — just as customers may wait a year for an individual piece — is an anti-efficiency stance that looks uneconomic on paper but has become one of the brand’s strongest competitive advantages.

— Li Jun, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Quaise is developing the approach to reach superhot geothermal resources at depths and temperatures where conventional mechanical drilling can become difficult or uneconomical.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of uneconomic

Adjective

With 20th Television increasingly focused on supplying Disney platforms, integrating the two areas would not be unreasonable.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
Frimpong concluded that plaintiffs were likely to prove the practice violated the 4th Amendment’s protection against unreasonable seizures and the 5th Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of unreasonable

Adjective

Several owners explored plans to preserve and restore the historic ship, but maintaining the aging vessel became increasingly expensive.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
The problem is that delivery apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats take a massive 15 percent to 30 percent cut on every order, largely because paying human drivers is expensive.

— Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of expensive

Adjective

Chipmaking hubs Taiwan and South Korea saw steep declines, the former suffering record losses and the latter halting trading after an 8% wipeout.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
The Public’s LuEsther Theater isn’t helping, with its steep raked seating so clearly set off from the deep rectangle of the stage.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026

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