cheapest
Most budget-friendly option
Cheapest is the superlative of cheap—the lowest in price or cost among a group: We booked the cheapest flight available.
It can also mean lowest in quality or most miserly: That was the cheapest move I've ever seen.
Favorable purchase price
- dealAgreement or distribution
- discountReduced price offered
- saleExchange for payment
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
coupon · promo · rebate · voucher · markdown · rollback · doorbuster · comparison-shopping
Lowest possible level
- budgetPlan for spending
- bargain-basementExtremely cheap or inferior
- cut-rateOffered below usual price
- underpricedSet below fair value
nominal · low-priced · affordable · inexpensive · low-cost · reasonable · giveaway · steal
Prudent with resources
- frugalSparing with resources
- penny-pinchingExtreme reluctance to spend
- cost-consciousMindful of expenses
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
sparing · tight-fisted · economizing · scrimping · penny-wise · miserly · stingy · prudent
Giving good return cheaply
- budget-friendlyLow in cost
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- practicalSuited for real use
- efficientProductive without waste
worthwhile · no-frills · utilitarian · functional · serviceable · bare-bones · basic · stripped-down
Weak and easily damaged
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
- tackyVulgar or slightly sticky
- low-qualitySubstandard in nature
- junkyLow quality, worthless
chintzy · schlocky · crummy · lousy · substandard · second-rate · knockoff · imitation
bargain
Favorable purchase price
clearance · coupon · promo · rebate · voucher · markdown · rollback · doorbuster · comparison-shopping · haggling
rock-bottom
Lowest possible level
- budgetPlan for spending
- bargain-basementExtremely cheap or inferior
- cut-rateOffered below usual price
underpriced · nominal · low-priced · affordable · inexpensive · low-cost · reasonable · giveaway · steal · markdown
thrifty
Prudent with resources
- frugalSparing with resources
- penny-pinchingExtreme reluctance to spend
- cost-consciousMindful of expenses
parsimonious · sparing · tight-fisted · economizing · scrimping · penny-wise · miserly · stingy · prudent · sensible
cost-effective
Giving good return cheaply
- budget-friendlyLow in cost
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- practicalSuited for real use
efficient · worthwhile · no-frills · utilitarian · functional · serviceable · bare-bones · basic · stripped-down
flimsy
Weak and easily damaged
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
- tackyVulgar or slightly sticky
- low-qualitySubstandard in nature
junky · chintzy · schlocky · crummy · lousy · substandard · second-rate · knockoff · imitation · fake
cheapestcostliest
Most expensive of all
priciest · dearest · premium · steepest · exorbitant
cheapestfinest
Superlative in quality
best · highest-quality · superior · premium · first-rate