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Sense: Adjective: costing a lot

Synonyms:

costly, pricey (informal), steep (informal), dear , high , high-priced, priceless , valuable , overpriced, out of your price range, exorbitant, astronomical (slang), sky-high (slang), out of sight (slang), stiff , not affordable, premium , big-ticket (informal), too high, unreasonable, beyond your means, worth a king's ransom (informal), worth a pretty penny (informal), upscale, upmarket (UK), uneconomical, choice , fancy , invaluable , precious , rich , rare , prized, extravagant, deluxe, extortionate

Antonyms:

inexpensive, cheap , affordable , low-priced, economical

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