Need another word that means the same as “costly”? Find 32 synonyms and 30 related words for “costly” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Costly” are: dearly-won, dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy, expensive, overpriced, exorbitant, extortionate, immoderate, extravagant, catastrophic, ruinous, disastrous, calamitous, cataclysmic, devastating, crippling, crushing, fatal, lethal, damaging, harmful, injurious, deleterious, woeful, grievous, lamentable, dire, awful, terrible, unfortunate
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “costly” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| awful | Exceptionally bad or displeasing. This sea whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath. |
| calamitous | Having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin. A calamitous defeat. |
| cataclysmic | Used to emphasize the extent of something bad or unwelcome. A cataclysmic earthquake. |
| catastrophic | Involving or causing sudden great damage or suffering. Catastrophic mismanagement of the economy. |
| crippling | That cripples or disables or incapacitates. A crippling disease. |
| crushing | Physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination. A crushing rejection. |
| damaging | (sometimes followed by `to’) causing harm or injury. Damaging allegations of corruption. |
| dear | Endearing sweet. One s dearest wish. |
| dearly-won | Entailing great loss or sacrifice. |
| deleterious | Harmful to living things. Deleterious chemical additives. |
| devastating | Physically or spiritually devastating often used in combination. She had a devastating wit. |
| dire | Extremely serious or urgent. Misuse of drugs can have dire consequences. |
| disastrous | Highly unsuccessful. The battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign. |
| exorbitant | Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation. Exorbitant rent. |
| expensive | Costing a lot of money. An expensive shop. |
| extortionate | Using or given to extortion. Extortionate prices. |
| extravagant | Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources. It was rather extravagant to buy both. |
| fatal | Bringing death. It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it. |
| grievous | Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought. Grievous bodily harm. |
| harmful | Causing or capable of causing harm. Too much sun is harmful to the skin. |
| high-priced | Having a high price. |
| immoderate | Beyond reasonable limits. Immoderate drinking. |
| injurious | Causing or likely to cause damage or harm. Food which is injurious to health. |
| lamentable | Bad; unfortunate. Her open prejudice showed lamentable immaturity. |
| lethal | Very harmful or destructive. A lethal injection. |
| overpriced | Too expensive; costing more than it is worth. Overpriced hotels. |
| pricey | Having a high price. Boutiques selling pricey clothes. |
| pricy | Having a high price. |
| ruinous | Extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin. The castle is ruinous. |
| terrible | Used to emphasize the extent of something unpleasant or bad. The stranger gave a terrible smile. |
| unfortunate | Not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune. The delay at the airport was an unfortunate start to our holiday. |
| woeful | Affected by or full of grief or woe. Her face was woeful. |
| billion | The number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen. |
| billionaire | A very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars. |
| cash | Exchange for cash. I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail. |
| century | A company in the ancient Roman army, originally of a hundred men. A twentieth century lifestyle. |
| compute | Reckon or calculate (a figure or amount. The hire charge is computed on a daily basis. |
| cost | Estimate the price of. Costs may be awarded to a successful private prosecutor out of central funds. |
| deluxe | Elegant and sumptuous. A deluxe hotel. |
| expensive | Costing a lot of money. Keeping a horse is expensive. |
| financier | Conduct financial operations. |
| five | A playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips. |
| hundred | Being ten more than ninety. Wantage Hundred. |
| income | Money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments. He has a nice home and an adequate income. |
| inefficient | Not producing desired results; wasteful. Inefficient transport systems. |
| investor | A person or organization that puts money into financial schemes, property, etc. with the expectation of achieving a profit. Foreign investors in the British commercial property sector. |
| million | A very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole. There were millions of flies. |
| millionaire | A person whose assets are worth one million pounds or dollars or more. He is now a millionaire several times over. |
| outlay | An amount of money spent on something. A modest outlay on local advertising. |
| overpayment | A payment larger than needed or expected. A refund for overpayment of tax. |
| paying | For which money is paid. A paying job. |
| percent | A proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred. |
| philanthropist | Someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being. The trust was founded by an American philanthropist. |
| rich | Marked by richness and fullness of flavor. Novels have always been a rich source of material for the film industry. |
| seventy | The cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven. |
| spending | The act of spending or disbursing money. |
| spendthrift | Someone who spends money prodigally. A spendthrift uncle. |
| stipend | A sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose. |
| ten | One of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face. |
| three | One of four playing cards in a deck having three pips. |
| times | Multiply (a number. You times the six by four to get twenty four. |
| trillion | One million million in the United States. In England they call a trillion a billion. |
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