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cheaper


 
  Overview  of  adj  cheap 
 
  The  adj  cheap  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  cheap,  inexpensive  --  (relatively  low  in  price  or  charging  low  prices;  "it  would  have  been  cheap  at  twice  the  price";  "inexpensive  family  restaurants") 
  2.  (1)  brassy,  cheap,  flash,  flashy,  garish,  gaudy,  gimcrack,  loud,  meretricious,  tacky,  tatty,  tawdry,  trashy  --  (tastelessly  showy;  "a  flash  car";  "a  flashy  ring";  "garish  colors";  "a  gaudy  costume";  "loud  sport  shirts";  "a  meretricious  yet  stylish  book";  "tawdry  ornaments") 
  3.  (1)  bum,  cheap,  cheesy,  chintzy,  crummy,  punk,  sleazy,  tinny  --  ((informal)  of  very  poor  quality) 
  4.  cheap,  chinchy,  chintzy  --  (embarrassingly  stingy) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  cheap 
 
  4  senses  of  cheap 
 
  Sense  1 
  cheap  (vs.  expensive),  inexpensive 
 
  expensive  (vs.  cheap) 
  =>  big-ticket(postnominal),  high-ticket(postnominal) 
  =>  costly,  dear(prenominal),  high-priced,  pricey,  pricy 
  =>  dearly-won,  costly 
  =>  overpriced 
 
  Sense  2 
  brassy,  cheap,  flash,  flashy,  garish,  gaudy,  gimcrack,  loud,  meretricious,  tacky,  tatty,  tawdry,  trashy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  tasteless)  ->  tasteful,  in  good  taste 
 
  Sense  3 
  bum,  cheap,  cheesy,  chintzy,  crummy,  punk,  sleazy,  tinny 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inferior)  ->  superior 
 
  Sense  4 
  cheap,  chinchy,  chintzy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  stingy)  ->  generous 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  cheap 
 
  4  senses  of  cheap 
 
  Sense  1 
  cheap  (vs.  expensive),  inexpensive 
  =>  bargain,  cut-rate(postnominal),  cut-price(postnominal) 
  =>  bargain-priced,  cut-rate,  cut-price 
  =>  catchpenny(postnominal) 
  =>  dirt  cheap 
  =>  low-cost,  low-priced,  affordable 
  =>  nickel-and-dime(postnominal) 
  =>  sixpenny,  threepenny,  twopenny,  tuppeny,  two-a-penny,  twopenny-halfpenny 
 
  Sense  2 
  brassy,  cheap,  flash,  flashy,  garish,  gaudy,  gimcrack,  loud,  meretricious,  tacky,  tatty,  tawdry,  trashy 
  =>  tasteless  (vs.  tasteful),  in  poor  taste(prenominal) 
 
  Sense  3 
  bum,  cheap,  cheesy,  chintzy,  crummy,  punk,  sleazy,  tinny 
  =>  inferior  (vs.  superior) 
 
  Sense  4 
  cheap,  chinchy,  chintzy 
  =>  stingy  (vs.  generous),  ungenerous 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  cheap 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  cheap 
 
  cheap  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  cheap 
  cheap 
  cheapjack 
  dirt  cheap 
 
  Overview  of  adj  cheap 
 
  The  adj  cheap  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  cheap,  inexpensive  --  (relatively  low  in  price  or  charging  low  prices;  "it  would  have  been  cheap  at  twice  the  price";  "inexpensive  family  restaurants") 
  2.  (1)  brassy,  cheap,  flash,  flashy,  garish,  gaudy,  gimcrack,  loud,  meretricious,  tacky,  tatty,  tawdry,  trashy  --  (tastelessly  showy;  "a  flash  car";  "a  flashy  ring";  "garish  colors";  "a  gaudy  costume";  "loud  sport  shirts";  "a  meretricious  yet  stylish  book";  "tawdry  ornaments") 
  3.  (1)  bum,  cheap,  cheesy,  chintzy,  crummy,  punk,  sleazy,  tinny  --  ((informal)  of  very  poor  quality) 
  4.  cheap,  chinchy,  chintzy  --  (embarrassingly  stingy) 



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