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steep


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

COSTING A LOT OF MONEY


Isn't £5 for a cup of coffee a little steep?

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.
costly
They made several costly mistakes, including spending $60 million on shoddy machinery.
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.
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.
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See words related to steep


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.

steep | American Thesaurus


steep


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

Synonyms


close to vertical
sheer
precipitous
abrupt
sharp

Antonyms


flat
gentle
gradual

steep


verb
She steeped the cucumbers in brine to pickle them.

Synonyms


soak
be soaked
immerse
be immersed
saturate
brew
souse
impregnate
suffuse
marinate

Antonym


drain
She steeps herself in the problems of her students. The village is steeped in history.

Synonyms


immerse
plunge
bury
saturate
engulf
drench
imbue
submerge
infuse
fill
pervade
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