Synonyms of big-ticket

big-ticket

adjective

ˈbig-ˈti-kət 

as in expensive

commanding a large price

with the tough economy, fewer people are likely to be making big-ticket purchases

Synonyms & Similar Words

• expensive
• valuable
• costly
• premium
• precious
• extravagant
• high
• high-end
• high-ticket
• pricey
• luxurious
• priceless
• dear
• spendy
• steep
• exorbitant
• prohibitive
• ultraexpensive
• unaffordable
• deluxe
• unreasonable
• uneconomic
• invaluable
• overpriced
• inestimable
• sky-high
• sumptuous
• stiff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inexpensive
• cheap
• reasonable
• moderate
• worthless
• valueless
• discounted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of big-ticket

Macy’s received $116 million in tariff refunds from the government, Macy’s Chief Executive Tony Spring said, and some of those proceeds are being used to lower prices on certain big-ticket items such as furniture and fine jewelry. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Another big-ticket item is the 1974 Frankenthaler green-and-blue abstraction Return and Exit, with a high estimate of $2 million. — Brian Boucher For Artnews, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026

The Panthers return with reigning Offensive Rookie of the Year Tetairoa McMillan out wide, and added big-ticket linebackers Devin Lloyd and Jaelan Phillips in free agency. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

The company employs about 850 people, does hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure work around the Northeast, and is frequently Connecticut’s choice on big-ticket contracts to construct schools, rebuild highways or repair bridges. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026