Antonyms of adj costly
2 senses of costly
Sense 1
dearly-won, costly -- (entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory")
INDIRECT (VIA expensive) -> cheap, inexpensive -- (relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants")
Sense 2
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")
INDIRECT (VIA expensive) -> cheap, inexpensive -- (relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants")
Similarity of adj costly
2 senses of costly
Sense 1
dearly-won, costly -- (entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory")
=> expensive (vs. cheap) -- (high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop")
Sense 2
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")
=> expensive (vs. cheap) -- (high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop")