unaffordable

adjective

Definition of unaffordablenext
as in exorbitant

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Recent Examples of unaffordable National trends in housing affordability In 2019, 59% of metros with available data were very or somewhat affordable for under-40 households, according to the report, while the remaining 41% were either somewhat or very unaffordable. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 21 July 2026 Exorbitant ticket prices, but fans still turned up There were concerns going into the tournament that FIFA’s introduction of dynamic pricing would make game tickets unaffordable for average fans. — James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 The tactic was born out of the idea that the budget chains have gotten unaffordable. — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 Nationally, 61% of the 160 metro areas Pew studied were classified as somewhat or very unaffordable for young buyers in 2024 — up from just 41% in 2019. — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unaffordable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unaffordable
  1. exorbitant
  2. prohibitive
  3. uneconomic
  4. unreasonable
  5. expensive
  6. costly
  7. steep
  8. overpriced
Adjective
  • Predatory towing, which can include booting and towing at exorbitant prices, affects residents, small business owners and truck drivers across Charlotte.
    — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
  • Single mothers often operate like CEOs of high-stakes enterprises, managing income, risk, and capital with no margin for error due to structural disadvantages like lower median income and exorbitant childcare costs.
    — Kristin Vance Richards, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of exorbitant
Adjective
  • But the term isn't so prohibitive as to prevent them from readjusting their plans by early 2027, either.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Cost comes up first almost every time, and it's usually miscalculated rather than genuinely prohibitive.
    — Benjamin Faes, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of prohibitive
Adjective
  • The site will target low-grade titanium-iron tailings that have been uneconomical to process.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
  • While attractive due to its proximity to strong local and regional gas markets, exploration for this gas has been sporadic in the basin since the mid-1980s, with experts noting pilot projects were uneconomic, temporarily abandoned or failed.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
Definition of uneconomic
Adjective
  • Which is not entirely unreasonable given this very specific set of circumstances.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Recalls are issued when vehicle owners, regulators, or manufacturers determine that a potentially faulty component presents an unreasonable safety risk or fails to meet specified standards.
    — Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of unreasonable
Adjective
  • Supplies are also getting more expensive, according to a report from The Century Foundation.
    — Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The expensive and largely unproven strategy would entail launching a network of satellites that rely on constant energy from the sun to compute data in orbit and beam it down to Earth.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of expensive
Adjective
  • Utility costs are climbing nationwide as demand surges to feed energy-hungry data centers, and climate change spurs costly upgrades.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Li also pushes back on the idea that greener always means costlier.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of costly
Adjective
  • But the learning curve was steep until new AI tools came along, said Murtaza Ali, a doctoral candidate at the University of Washington whose research focuses on computer science education.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The gauge still capped a 22% loss for the month, the steepest since the global financial crisis.
    — Youkyung Lee, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of steep
Adjective
  • However, new money is now buying a yield that’s well below historical highs and closer to a longer-term middle ground, while the P/FFO has wafted to just above 13—not wildly overpriced, but not discount territory either.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • On the other hand, there are plenty of Tesla novelty items listed on its site that are widely available and overpriced.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of overpriced

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