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costly


These are words and phrases related to costly. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of costly.

COSTING A LOT OF MONEY


They made several costly mistakes, including spending $60 million on shoddy machinery.

Synonyms and examples


expensive
He thinks he's special with his expensive suits and fancy shoes.
dear
mainly UK
I find the veg too dear in that supermarket.
pricey
informal
The restaurants in town are a bit pricey.
exclusive
They have an apartment in an exclusive part of town.
fancy
informal
We stayed in a fancy hotel on the beach.
posh
informal
He took me to a posh restaurant.
exorbitant
Customers are charged exorbitant prices for drinks.
extortionate
disapproving
Fifty pounds? That's extortionate!
astronomical
informal
Property prices are astronomical in London.
stiff
The price is a bit stiff, but it's worth the money.
steep
Isn't £5 for a cup of coffee a little steep?
unaffordable
Rents in the city centre are unaffordable.
punitive
The banks were charging punitive rates of interest.
usurious
formaldisapproving
The fees being charged could be considered usurious.
overpriced
The restaurant is good, but overpriced, I think.

Antonyms and examples


cheap
If the trainers were cheaper I would buy them.
affordable
A holiday here in low season is actually pretty affordable.
Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of costly.  

See words related to costly


cost a (small) fortune
cost an arm and a leg
informal
be daylight robbery
UKinformal
be highway robbery
be a rip-off
be prohibitively expensive
be beyond/out of reach
can not afford
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If something is expensive, it costs a lot of money. You can also say that things are very expensive.

costly | American Thesaurus


costly


adjective
These are words and phrases related to costly. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of costly.
The house is too costly for us to buy.

Synonyms


expensive
high-priced
extravagant
dear
precious
stiff
steep
exorbitant

Antonyms


cheap
inexpensive
reasonable
fair
The general's decision to invade was a costly mistake.

Synonyms


causing much loss
disastrous
catastrophic
harmful
damaging
deleterious
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