Costly : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'costly': discover synonyms for the word costly, such as expensive or pricey.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as costly. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": expensive and pricey.


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Synonyms for costly sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for costly Degree of synonymy of costly Frequency in the language
expensive
   100 27.94  
pricey
   93 0.63  
pricy
   91 0.08  
dear
   81 223.43  
dearly-won
   76  
high-priced
   76  
cumbersome
   71 0.29  
burdensome
   70 0.02  
prohibitive
   70 0.16  
onerous
   69 0.04  
wasteful
   68 0.59  
cost
   67 54.92  
uneconomical
   67  
difficult
   67 60.16  
unaffordable
   66 0.04  
inexpensive
   65 0.73  
valuable
   64 15.59  
costs
   64 15.78  
economical
   64 0.33  
catastrophic
   63 1.27  

Lexical field of "costly"

expensive
pricey
pricy
dear
dearly-won
high-priced
cumbersome
burdensome
prohibitive
onerous
wasteful
cost
uneconomical
difficult
unaffordable
inexpensive
valuable
costs
economical
catastrophic
cheap
overpriced
exorbitant
affordable
precious
harsh
tough
weighty
hard
cherished
priceless
heavy
rough
high
beloved
cara
cost-effective
cost-efficient
low-cost
time-consuming
cher
costa
esteemed
fellow
unnecessary
inefficient
inconvenient
tedious
laborious
risky