ECONOMICALLY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

economically

adverb

Definition of economically

as in cheaply

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Recent Examples of economically In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Germany and the United States surpassed the United Kingdom economically, not simply by mimicking it but by taking its innovations further. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026 At the time of its takeover a few years later, in 2020, Shepherd Intermediate School District served approximately 2,000 students across four rural campuses in southeast Texas, with 71% of students considered economically disadvantaged. — Daniel H. Robinson, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026 Biden inherited an economically anxious country traumatized by COVID-19. — Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 As Musk noted, both of its stages — the Super Heavy booster and Ship spacecraft — are designed to be fully and rapidly reusable, a breakthrough that SpaceX thinks will make Mars settlement and other grand exploration feats economically feasible. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for economically

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Shelie Miller, a University of Michigan professor who studies the environmental impacts of products, said Halloween costumes, like fast fashion, are often made cheaply from plastic materials.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
That's the reason why a major trend in military spheres is to create counter-drone systems that are not only effective, but can be built cheaply and in vast numbers in a short time.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of cheaply

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If a good could be inexpensively produced elsewhere, everyone benefitted.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
After recently visiting Micron headquarters in Boise, Idaho, Jim was even more convinced that the chipmaker is trading too inexpensively at only six times fiscal 2027 earnings estimates.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of inexpensively

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Maines lived frugally and generously left his estate to charity, funding a scholarship at his alma mater, SUNY at Canton, and supporting local journalism at The Asheville Watchdog.

— Sally Kestin, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
The family lived frugally, Ferguson said, since Good’s partner sold a company and didn’t work as Good attended graduate school online.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026

Definition of frugally

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Meanwhile, Milwaukee has used Uecker’s intellectual property sparingly.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026
And the absence of the Heat’s typical high-effort defense was noticeable, especially against a team like Minnesota that sparingly moves the ball around before chucking it up from long distance.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of sparingly

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Limón would like to see the state stop subsidizing corporations who pay so meagerly that their employees qualify for Medi-Cal.

— Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
When opportunities arise, whether lowly paid or not, we’re often left with no other choice than to take the role that pays meagerly.

— Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 1 Sep. 2025

Definition of meagerly

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