Antonyms of adj cheap

4 senses of cheap

Sense 1
cheap (vs. expensive), inexpensive -- (relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants")

expensive (vs. cheap) -- (high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop")
        => big-ticket (prenominal), high-ticket (prenominal) -- (very expensive; "big-ticket items like cars and furs"; "a big-ticket government program")
        => costly, dear (predicate), high-priced, pricey, pricy -- (having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant")
        => dearly-won, costly -- (entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory")
        => overpriced -- (too costly for the value; "overpriced items at resort shops")

Sense 2
brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy -- (tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments")

INDIRECT (VIA tasteless) -> tasteful -- (having or showing or conforming to good taste)

Sense 3
bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny -- (of very poor quality; flimsy)

INDIRECT (VIA inferior) -> superior -- (of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students")

Sense 4
cheap, chinchy, chintzy -- (embarrassingly stingy)

INDIRECT (VIA stingy) -> generous -- (willing to give and share unstintingly; "a generous donation")

Similarity of adj cheap

4 senses of cheap

Sense 1
cheap (vs. expensive), inexpensive -- (relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants")
       => bargain-priced, cut-rate, cut-price -- (costing less than standard price; "buying bargain-priced clothes for the children"; "cut-rate goods")
       => catchpenny (prenominal) -- (designed to sell quickly without concern for quality; "catchpenny ornaments")
       => dirt cheap -- (very cheap; "a dirt cheap property")
       => low-budget -- (made on or suited to a limited budget; "a low-budget movie"; "a low-budget menu")
       => low-cost, low-priced, affordable -- (that you have the financial means for; "low-cost housing")
       => nickel-and-dime (prenominal) -- (low-paying; "a nickel-and-dime job")
       => sixpenny, threepenny, twopenny, tuppeny, two-a-penny, twopenny-halfpenny -- (of trifling worth)

Sense 2
brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy -- (tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments")
       => tasteless (vs. tasteful) -- (lacking aesthetic or social taste)

Sense 3
bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny -- (of very poor quality; flimsy)
       => inferior (vs. superior) -- (of low or inferior quality)

Sense 4
cheap, chinchy, chintzy -- (embarrassingly stingy)
       => stingy (vs. generous), ungenerous -- (unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds")

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