cheap
Easy on wallets
Many meanings of cheap overlap with meanings of low: a cheap price is a low price; cheap quality is low quality.
If you are cheap, you’re stingy and not inclined to spend.
In a moral or ethical sphere, cheap has a negative connotation suggesting a low level of consideration, effort, or sympathy: Talk is cheap.
Cheap is used appreciatively only with the implication that something valuable can be obtained with little money: The designer shoes were cheap because they were on sale.
Reasonably priced
- budgetPlan for spending
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- low-costRequiring little money
cost-effective · reasonable · cut-rate · reduced · bargain · value · accessible · competitive
Weak and easily damaged
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
- tackyVulgar or slightly sticky
- substandardBelow required quality
- shabbyWorn and neglected
junky · trashy · second-rate · low-grade · tawdry · crude · rickety · defective
Prudent with resources
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- prudentExercising sound judgment
- sparingUsing resources minimally
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
penny-pinching · tightfisted · scrimping · budget-conscious · cost-conscious · careful · sensible · provident
Reduced price offered
- dealAgreement or distribution
- saleExchange for payment
- markdownReduction in retail price
- stealTake without permission
savings · clearance · closeout · half-price · liquidation · fire-sale · specials · promo
Excessively reluctant to spend
- tightfistedUnwilling to spend freely
- penny-pinchingExtreme reluctance to spend
- stingyUnwilling to spend freely
- ungenerousUnwilling to give freely
grudging · mean · niggardly · closefisted · skinflint · greedy · selfish · withholding
affordable
Reasonably priced
- budgetPlan for spending
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
low-cost · cost-effective · reasonable · cut-rate · reduced · bargain · value · accessible · competitive · budget-friendly
flimsy
Weak and easily damaged
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
- tackyVulgar or slightly sticky
- substandardBelow required quality
shabby · junky · trashy · second-rate · low-grade · tawdry · crude · rickety · defective · faulty
thrifty
Prudent with resources
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- prudentExercising sound judgment
- sparingUsing resources minimally
parsimonious · penny-pinching · tightfisted · scrimping · budget-conscious · cost-conscious · careful · sensible · provident · saving
discount
Reduced price offered
steal · savings · clearance · closeout · half-price · liquidation · fire-sale · specials · promo · wholesale
miserly
Excessively reluctant to spend
- tightfistedUnwilling to spend freely
- penny-pinchingExtreme reluctance to spend
- stingyUnwilling to spend freely
ungenerous · grudging · mean · niggardly · closefisted · skinflint · greedy · selfish · withholding · hoarding
- adjectivesbig, urgent, amazing, temporary, bold
- basic wordsand, the, but, on, up
- bargainsbargain, bargain hunting, discount store, coupon, rebate
- price wordsexpensive, costly, affordable, pricey, overpriced
- shopping descriptorsexpensive, affordable, bargain, discount, sale
- stinginessstinginess, miserliness, miserly, penny-pinching, stingy
cheaphigh-quality
Exceptionally well-made
well-made · superior · premium · first-rate · excellent
cheapgenerous
Willing to give freely
liberal · open-handed · magnanimous · noble · honorable
- cheap shotUnfair attack or remark
- dirt cheapExtremely low-priced
- cheap thrillSuperficial, inexpensive excitement
- cheap flightsInexpensive air travel tickets
- cheap seatsLowest-priced arena tickets
- cheap tricksDeceptive low-quality maneuvers
cheaply, cheapen, cheaper, cheapness, cheapest, cheapened, cheapskate, cheapens, cheapening