cheap

Costing little money.

• This bread is cheap.
• We found a cheaper hotel near the station.
• Where can I buy cheap train tickets?

How to use it: cheap to do something (This car is cheap to run.)

Similar words: inexpensive, low-priced, affordable

Opposites: expensive

Common phrases: cheap tickets, cheap food, cheap to buy, cheap prices

Made badly or from poor materials, often looking unattractive.

• The handle is made of cheap plastic.
• That shiny fabric makes the dress look cheap.
• His shoes looked cheap and wore out quickly.

Similar words: shoddy, low-quality, tacky

Common phrases: cheap plastic, cheap furniture, look cheap

Unfair or dishonest, especially when taking advantage of another person.

• That was a cheap trick.
• His comment was a cheap shot at his opponent.
• They used cheap tactics to win the argument.

Similar words: unfair, underhanded, dishonest

Opposites: fair

Common phrases: cheap trick, cheap shot, cheap tactic