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cheap
adjective as in inexpensive
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Weak matches
at a bargain, bargain, bargain-basement, bargain-counter, bought for a song, budget, buy, cheapo, cost next to nothing, cut-price, cut-rate, depreciated, dime a dozen, easy on the pocketbook, half-priced, irregular, low tariff, lowered, marked down, moderate, nominal, on sale, popularly priced, real buy, reduced, sale, slashed, standard, steal, uncostly, undear, utility, worth the money
adjective as in inferior, low in quality
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base, bogus, catchpenny, cheesy, common, commonplace, crappy, cruddy, dud, flashy, garbage, garish, glitzy, junky, lousy, mangy, mean, mediocre, meretricious, no bargain, no good, ordinary, paltry, ratty, raunchy, rinky-dink, rotten, rubbishy, scroungy, second-rate, shoddy, sleazy, small-time, tatty, tawdry, terrible, trashy, trumpery, two-bit, valueless, white elephant, worthless
adjective as in low, vulgar
Example Sentences
Scientists believe they have discovered how the cheap painkiller aspirin can stop cancers spreading.
The brand appealed especially to young women and helped usher in the era of fast fashion in the U.S., which refers to the rapid, mass production of cheap clothing.
A Hamas spokesman said the halt was "cheap blackmail".
"I support, in general, the idea of efficiency and delivering better services to the American public in cheaper and more efficient ways."
Tariffs are a tax on imports from other countries, designed to protect against cheaper competition from elsewhere and boost businesses and jobs at home.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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