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cheap

/ˈt͡ʃiːp/adjective1 syllable

Cheap means: relatively low in price or charging low prices.

Synonyms for cheap56

adjective, as in relatively low in price or charging low prices

inexpensive, bargain-priced, cut-rate, cut-price, catchpenny, dirt cheap, low-budget, low-cost, low-priced, affordable, nickel-and-dime, sixpenny, threepenny, twopenny, tuppeny, two-a-penny, twopenny-halfpenny

adjective, as in tastelessly showy

brassy, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy, tasteless

adjective, as in of very poor quality; flimsy

bum, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny, inferior

adjective, as in embarrassingly stingy

chinchy, chintzy, stingy, ungenerous

also used for cheap

bargain, good value, low-quality, shoddy, ass, bad, base, below par, bottom-shelf, BTEC, unvaluable, undervalued, underpriced, bargainous, brand X

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Opposites of cheap

expensive

What does cheap mean?4

adjective

1

relatively low in price or charging low prices“it would have been cheap at twice the price”

2

tastelessly showy“a flash car”

3

of very poor quality; flimsy

4

embarrassingly stingy

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with cheap?16

two syllables

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Cheap in a sentence

  • Some are expensive, and others are very cheap.CK
  • Ideally, food should be tasty, cheap, healthy, and morally inoffensive.human600
  • Any watch will do, so long as it's cheap.pigeonenglish
  • As long as it is cheap, any watch will do.CC
  • It's not even a little bit cheap, it's extremely expensive!nevergetup
  • Mushrooms are in season now, so they are cheap.CK
  • No hobby is as cheap as reading, nor provides such long lasting enjoyment.Mouseneb
  • The apartment is cheap, but it only has communal bathrooms.orcrist

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Forms of cheap

as a adjective

comparative
cheaper
superlative
cheapest