cheap and of poor quality – synonyms and related words | Macmillan Dictionary

Synonyms

cheap

adjective

not expensive and not of good quality

tawdry

adjective

inexpensive and of bad quality

tacky

adjective

informal used about something that looks inexpensive and of poor quality or something that shows bad taste

nickel-and-dime

adjective

Americaninformal inexpensive and unimportant

trashy

adjective

informal something that is trashy is very badly made or of very bad quality

cheapjack

adjective

not expensive or valuable

gimcrack

adjective

mainly British gimcrack objects appear attractive and expensive, but are in fact badly made and of little value

jerry-built

adjective

built very quickly and with as little money as possible, and therefore not of good quality

bargain basement

noun

informal used about things that are inexpensive or of low quality, or about the attitude of people who do not like to spend money

downscale

adjective

American inexpensive and of low quality

More synonyms

cheap

adjective

not considered important or valuable

cheaply

adverb

in a way that is not expensive and not good quality

cheapo

adjective

informal extremely inexpensive and not of good quality

downmarket

adjective

cheap, or of low quality

tinny

adjective

tinny objects are made from thin metal of bad quality

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