valuable, valued

valuable, valued
That which is valuable is of great merit or is worth money: "This is a valuable collection of paintings." "Time is valuable to him because he charges an hourly rate." What is valuable may also be valued, but the latter term has the additional meanings of "highly regarded," "esteemed," "appraised": "His services are highly valued." "The estate was valued at more than $1 million." A childhood toy may be valued, but it is hardly valuable. Words related to valuable are costly, expensive, dear, rare, and invaluable. Related to valued are highly thought of, cherished, esteemed, and respected.

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  • valuable — adj precious, invaluable, priceless, *costly, expensive, dear Analogous words: estimated, appraised, evaluated (see ESTIMATE): valued, appreciated, prized, treasured (see APPRECIATE): esteemed, admired, respected (see corresponding verbs under… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • valuable — 01. He is a [valuable] member of the team; without him, we probably would have lost the game. 02. We really [value] your contribution to the class. 03. Her experience has been [invaluable] in our work on the project. 04. Don t leave your… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • valued — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Priced] Syn. evaluated, appraised, charged; see marked 2 . 2. [Valuable] Syn. prized, treasured, esteemed; see valuable 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. treasured, prized, cherished, dear, respected, esteemed,… …   English dictionary for students

  • valuable — Synonyms and related words: admired, appreciated, beyond price, costly, dear, esteemed, expensive, gainful, golden, good as gold, inestimable, invaluable, of great price, of value, precious, priceless, prized, profitable, remunerative, respected …   Moby Thesaurus

  • valuable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. precious, costly; worthy, meritorious, estimable; useful. See utility. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Worth money] Syn. salable, marketable, in demand, high priced, commanding a good price, precious,… …   English dictionary for students

  • valuable — adj 1. costly, worth a lot, expensive, high priced, priceless, beyond one s means; rare, precious, antique, select, choice, elite; fine, superfine, exquisite, dainty; lavish, extravagant, sumptuous, rich; superior, superlative, supreme, prize;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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