Synonyms of eye-watering
44 similar words
Another word for eye-watering is foul-smelling. Other synonyms of eye-watering are 5-star, big-ticket, cheap at half the price, costly and cost-prohibitive.
Synonyms and similar words for eye-watering
adjectiveHaving an extremely bad odour.
- foul-smellingHaving an unpleasant odor.
adjectiveSo expensive that (figuratively) it would make one's eyes water.
- 5-starLuxurious and expensive.
- big-ticket
- cheap at half the price humorous
- costlyOf high cost; expensive.
- cost-prohibitive euphemisticOverly expensive; unaffordable.
- fancy
- dear Ireland, UK
- ex
- expenny slangExpensive.
- expensive
- exy Australia, slangExpensive.
- high-costHigh in price; expensive, unaffordable.
- million-dollar figuratively
- high-pricedExpensive.
- princely
- out of sight
- overdearToo dear; too highly valued.
- priceyExpensive, dear.
- ruinous
- spendy USExpensive, costly.
- spennoExpensive.
- spenny Australia, UKExpensive.
- splurgy US, slangExtravagant; expensive.
- steep
- chargeful obsoleteCostly; expensive.
- costful archaic
- dearthful Scotland, obsolete
- dispendious archaicExpensive, costly.
- lickpenny obsoleteExpensive.
adjectiveOf a shocking or surprising nature.
- astoundingThat astounds or astound.
- astonishingCausing astonishment.
- awesome
- random
- shocking
- spontaneous
- sudden
- surprise
- heartstoppingVery exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.
- surprisingCausing surprise.
- unbelievable
- unexpectedNot expected, anticipated or foreseen.
- unpredictableUnable to be predicted.
- wonderful
Meaning of eye-watering
- adjective Having an odour, vapours or smoke which causes irritation to the eyes.
- adjective Having an extremely bad odour.
- adjective So expensive that (figuratively) it would make one's eyes water.
Questions about synonyms of eye-watering
- What is another word for eye-watering?
- Eye-watering has 44 synonyms on Word.ws, such as foul-smelling, 5-star, big-ticket, cheap at half the price, costly, cost-prohibitive, fancy and dear.
- What does eye-watering mean?
- Eye-watering means having an odour, vapours or smoke which causes irritation to the eyes.
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