Synonyms and antonyms of General words for expensive in British Thesaurus

expensive (adjective)

something that is expensive costs a lot of money

costly (adjective)

formal used about something that is expensive but of very good quality

exclusive (adjective)

very expensive, and therefore available only to people who have a lot of money

select (adjective)

very good or expensive

luxurious (adjective)

very expensive and comfortable

extravagant (adjective)

spending or costing a lot of money, especially more than is reasonable

sumptuous (adjective)

impressive, expensive, and of high quality

pricey (adjective)

informal expensive

costly (adjective)

formal costing a lot of money

high-class (adjective)

very good in quality and very expensive

an arm and a leg ()

if something costs an arm and a leg, it is very expensive

astronomical (adjective)

informal an astronomical amount, price, or charge is one that is extremely high and much higher than you would expect

at/for a price ()

for a lot of money

big-ticket (adjective)

informal expensive

costly (adjective)

formal used about something that costs more money than you want to pay

daylight robbery (noun)

Britishspoken used for saying that you think something is much too expensive

dear (adjective)

expensive

dearest (adjective)

most expensive

deluxe (adjective)

used about things that are better in quality and more expensive than other things of the same type

executive (adjective)

designed for rich or important people

exorbitant (adjective)

an exorbitant price or amount of money is much more than is reasonable

extortionate (adjective)

if a price or request for money is extortionate it is much higher than is reasonable

flash (adjective)

informal expensive and new in a way that is intended to impress people

get your chequebook out ()

used for saying that someone will have to pay a lot for something

good (adjective)

expensive, or used by people with a high position in society

high-end (adjective)

high-end goods and services are more expensive and more advanced than other similar goods and services

highway robbery (noun)

Americanspoken daylight robbery

lordly (adjective)

formal very impressive because of being very expensive, rare etc

luxury (adjective)

very expensive and of the highest quality

multimillion (adjective)

costing, needing, or worth many millions of pounds, dollars, etc

opulent (adjective)

formal something that is opulent is very impressive because it contains the best and most expensive things

out of sight (informal)

informal if the price of something is out of sight, it is very high

overpriced (adjective)

worth less than the price that is being charged

over the odds ()

more than the usual or expected price

plush (adjective)

expensive, comfortable, and attractive

poncey ()

another spelling of poncy

poncy (adjective)

Britishvery informal expensive, or high quality

posh (adjective)

informal something that is posh looks expensive and attractive

premium (adjective)

more expensive or of higher quality than other similar things

pricy ()

another spelling of pricey

prohibitive (adjective)

a prohibitive cost or price prevents people from buying something because it is too expensive

rich (adjective)

beautiful, expensive, and of very high quality

richly (adverb)

in a beautiful and expensive way