Synonyms for sixpenny
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Threepenny
threepenny, twopenny, twopenny-halfpenny informal dated
2. Cheap — cheap; worthless
cheap, inexpensive, junky, two-bit slang US, nickel dated US, unexpensive dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Cheap; worthless.
- adj. 2
Worth or costing six pennies.
Related words
- Word family
- sixpence
- Phrases
- sixpenny bit
Example sentences
- cheap It is cheap, but on the other hand it is not good.
- inexpensive Do you know of any inexpensive hotels around here?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sixpenny | steady | |
| threepenny | falling | |
| twopenny | steady | |
| cheap | rising | |
| inexpensive | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- cheap1, junky2
- 6 letters
- nickel2
- 8 letters
- twopenny
- 10 letters
- threepenny
- 11 letters
- inexpensive4, unexpensive
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (junky2 = 2 syllables).