INEXPENSIVELY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

inexpensively

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as in cheaply

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Recent Examples of inexpensively As air conditioning breakdowns grow more common and repair companies face packed schedules, many homeowners are eager to get their cooling restored as quickly — and as inexpensively — as possible. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 31 July 2026 While secondary payloads can fly with many launch providers, none offer transportation as frequently or inexpensively as SpaceX rideshare. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026 To this new arena of few big, let alone original, hits; to a place where expensive corporatized storytelling could hold no candle to the quick-turn, inexpensively made short videos young people watched or the quick-turn, inexpensively made long podcasts older people listened to. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025 Second, California doesn’t build anything inexpensively and efficiently. — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025 It can either be managed inexpensively in doctors’ offices and clinics — or at orders of magnitude greater expense in ERs and hospitals. — Eric Snoey, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025 Alternatives to money transfer apps Mobile apps like Wise and Remitly have emerged to enable users to transfer funds quickly and inexpensively via a user-friendly interface. — Andreina Rodriguez,maya Benjamin, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025 The idea is to prepare educators more quickly and inexpensively. — Gail Richmond, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2025 That seemingly small temperature difference, along with other features of the YBCO, will permit much smaller magnets that could be manufactured more quickly and inexpensively, according to Commonwealth. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2023

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The country needs to build an enormous amount of infrastructure quickly and cheaply, and competition is one of the best tools for doing that.

— Joshua Macey, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026
The Historic House Relocation Project was officially launched in July, 2025, with the goal of getting Altadenans back into homes more quickly, and more cheaply, than by building from scratch.

— Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026

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The next milestone will be moving beyond individual production lines and demonstrating that waste plastic-to-SAF systems can operate reliably, economically and at a scale to become a meaningful source of aviation fuel.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Carpe nowJoseph Moore How To Get Rich In American History is informative and inspiring in its optimism for how the everyday person can succeed economically.

— Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of economically

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As poorly as the Carolina Panthers’ offense looked during Wednesday’s joint practice with the Houston Texans, Bryce Young took some solace in the fact that the performance came in a practice setting.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Sumrall’s team doesn’t have to be perfect, just can’t look undiscplined and poorly coached.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of poorly

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The family lived frugally, Ferguson said, since Good’s partner sold a company and didn’t work as Good attended graduate school online.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Perdue has lived a double life—having access to immense privilege and money from two business empires, while holding down a regular job and living frugally.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025

Definition of frugally

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Beckham, Slayton and Austin then played Saturday’s game against Miami, with Slayton and Austin starting ahead of OBJ alongside the rookie Fields, who played sparingly.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
Chrome is still a reigning trend, but this season, it’s being used sparingly, on accent nails or in lacy floral designs, rather than topping every nail.

— Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 Aug. 2026

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