# expensively

**Pronunciation:** /ɪkˈspɛn.sɪv.li/ · ik-SPEN-siv-lee

**CEFR level:** B1

**Part of speech:** adverb

## Meaning

In a way that costs a lot of money.

## Examples

- The wedding was expensively decorated with flowers flown in from Holland.
- He bought an expensively tailored suit for the occasion.
- The restaurant's ambiance suggested it was expensively run.

## Synonyms

- costly — Often implies high quality or value, not just price.
- dear — More common in British English, implies high price relative to expectation.
- prohibitively — Suggests the cost is so high it prevents purchase or use.
- luxuriously — Implies great comfort, elegance, and expense.

## Antonyms

- cheaply — At a low cost.
- economically — In a way that avoids waste or is cost-effective.

## Collocations

- expensively dressed — He arrived at the party expensively dressed in a designer suit.
- expensively decorated — The hotel lobby was expensively decorated with marble and gold.
- expensively produced — The film was expensively produced, with a huge budget for special effects.

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