more expensive

ADJECTIVE

high-priced

Synonyms

STRONGEST

costly extravagant fancy high lavish overpriced pricey upscale valuable

WEAK

an arm and a leg at a premium big-ticket dear excessive exorbitant highway robbery holdup immoderate inordinate invaluable out of sight plush posh pretty penny rich ritzy sky-high steep stiff swank too high uneconomical unreasonable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

economical reasonable unimportant worthless

WEAK

cheap inexpensive low-priced moderate

Example Sentences

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The more expensive the bill, they say, the bigger the resulting payout.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

Daryanani believes this will help protect iPhone demand for now and keep overall sales in tact, but it’s also likely that the next generation of iPhones announced in September will be more expensive.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

“It’s going to make things harder, certainly more expensive in Texas, and make it harder around the country,” Cornyn said.

From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026

The more expensive "Ultimate Edition" will include features such as more vehicles, weapons and outfits for the characters.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

I could tell right away something must be wrong, because Buddy was the only person I knew in Boston, and he never called me long distance because it was so much more expensive than letters.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath