cheap

modif.

1. Low in relative price

   inexpensive, low-priced, reasonable, economical, affordable, moderate, family-size, economy-size, economy, budget, utility (grade), reduced, marked down, discounted, depreciated, slashed, standard, modest, cut-rate, on sale, competitive, thrifty, bargain, bargain-priced, sale-priced, irregular, cut-price, low-cost, at a bargain, half-price, popular-priced, worth the money, rock-bottom, second, dime-a-dozen*, dirt-cheap*, costing peanuts*, for a song*, bargain-basement*; see also economical 2.

   Antonyms expensive*, dear*, costly. *

2. Low in quality

   inferior, shoddy, poorly made, sleazy*; see common 1, poor 2.

3. Dishonest or base

   dirty, tawdry, low, contemptible; see dishonest 2.

4. Stingy*

   miserly, penurious, tight*; see stingy.

cheap and inexpensive both mean low in cost or price, but inexpensive simply suggests value comparable to the price, and cheap, in this sense, stresses a bargain; cheap may also imply inferior quality or value, tawdriness, contemptibility, etc. cheap jewelry, to feel cheap