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adjective

as in expensive

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verb

past tense of overprice
as in overvalued

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Recent Examples of overpriced
Adjective
Experts recommend weighing luggage, packing TSA-compliant items, and skipping airport currency exchange counters and overpriced shops. — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026 However, new money is now buying a yield that’s well below historical highs and closer to a longer-term middle ground, while the P/FFO has wafted to just above 13—not wildly overpriced, but not discount territory either. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 On the other hand, there are plenty of Tesla novelty items listed on its site that are widely available and overpriced. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 17 July 2026 Coaches were guilty of rewarding role players with McDavid ice time, and general managers were guilty of signing those middle-six wingers to overpriced contracts. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 6 July 2026 Not having to incur massive debt for an overpriced WBD frees up Netflix — and its pristine balance sheet — to pursue NBCUniversal in due time. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 30 June 2026 Whether Costco's new prepared meal is a summer lifesaver or an overpriced shortcut, it's certainly got shoppers talking. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 23 June 2026 Meanwhile, 69% see stocks in general as overpriced, the lowest level in a year. — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 16 June 2026 House swapping is having a moment as travelers hunt for cheaper, more authentic alternatives to Airbnb and overpriced hotels in 2026. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overpriced
  1. expensive
  2. overvalued
  3. exorbitant
  4. overrated
  5. unaffordable
  6. overestimated
  7. prohibitive
  8. inflated
Adjective
  • But when shovels become too expensive, the miners start forging their own.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • West Virginia is the least expensive state, with an income of $81,245 for a single adult and $202,592 for a family of four.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of expensive
Verb
  • Despite the robust results, some analysts suggest BHP's share price, up 41% this year, may be overvalued.
    — Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • As the rest of the world buys its assets, the reserve currency is structurally overvalued and weakens competitiveness.
    — Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Definition of overvalued
Adjective
  • The second-hand market, while lacking the personal touch some owners covet, can deliver the same craftsmanship as a new build without the years-long wait—or exorbitant price tag.
    — Dea Jusufi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The law helps level the playing field somewhat by letting candidates make their cases to voters who watch broadcast TV without needing to raise exorbitant sums of money.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of exorbitant
Verb
  • Some—including Poe—thought Irving overrated, in the way that best-selling writers are always overrated.
    — Eric Lach, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Defensively, Johnson’s switchability has perhaps been overrated.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of overrated
Adjective
  • For now, chocolate remains a luxury item and unaffordable for much of society.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026
  • And if the underlying debt is valid but unaffordable, addressing it through an appropriate debt relief strategy could help resolve the bigger problem.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of unaffordable
Verb
  • The market just overestimated how mechanical the selling would be.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Polls overestimated Abdul El-Sayed’s lead by 12 percentage points.
    — Scott Clement, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of overestimated
Adjective
  • Regrettably, his mother was unable to attend the match in person due to the prohibitive cost of visa fees.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The cost of attending has become eye-watering at best, prohibitive at worst.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of prohibitive
Verb
  • But the Department of Homeland Security's communication with those states since then indicates the numbers may have been inflated.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The circular nature of many financing deals has raised concerns that demand for AI may be artificially inflated.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of inflated

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“Overpriced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overpriced. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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