pricey
Hard on wallets
Pricey means expensive, usually with a note of complaint or hesitation: The restaurant was good but a bit pricey.
The word suggests something costs more than expected or more than the speaker wants to pay.
Also spelled pricy.
Elegant and expensive
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- opulentOstentatiously wealthy
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
swanky · ritzy · posh · high-end · designer · exclusive · deluxe · fancy
Costing much money
- costlyHigh in price
- exorbitantUnreasonably high, as costs
- steepRising at sharp angle
- dearTreasured or costly
extravagant · prohibitive · unreasonable · spendy · hefty · unaffordable · excessive · inflated
Added cost for better
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- gourmetConnoisseur of fine cuisine
boutique · top-tier · superior · refined · curated · fine · select · choice
Rated beyond actual worth
- inflatedExpanded with gas
- marked-upBearing added notations
- gougedCarved or overcharged
- extortionateUnreasonably high in cost
unreasonable · unjustified · disproportionate · exaggerated · escalated · hyperinflated
upscale
Elegant and expensive
plush · swanky · ritzy · posh · high-end · designer · exclusive · deluxe · fancy · glamorous
expensive
Costing much money
- costlyHigh in price
- exorbitantUnreasonably high, as costs
- steepRising at sharp angle
dear · extravagant · prohibitive · unreasonable · spendy · hefty · unaffordable · excessive · inflated · gouging
premium
Added cost for better
- artisanalMade by skilled craftspeople
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
gourmet · boutique · top-tier · superior · refined · curated · fine · select · choice · crafted
overvalued
Rated beyond actual worth
extortionate · unreasonable · unjustified · disproportionate · exaggerated · escalated · hyperinflated
- price wordscheap, expensive, costly, affordable, budget
- Scarcity & Valuerare, scarce, costly, expensive, luxury
- shopping descriptorscheap, expensive, affordable, bargain, discount
- money idiomsarm and a leg, break the bank, penny pincher, cheapskate, tightwad
- money wordsvalue, worth, wealth, poverty, costly
- business adjectivescommercial, corporate, economic, financial, fiscal
priceyaffordable
Reasonably priced
reasonable · budget-friendly · accessible · within reach · modest
- price tagDisplayed cost marker
- full priceAmount without reductions
- half priceReduced by half
- pay the priceSuffer deserved consequences
- paid the priceSuffered deserved consequences
- paying the priceEnduring deserved repercussions
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