Synonyms for priceless
- adjective
Most common
funny hilarious amusing hysterical ridiculous laughable precious inestimable
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Hilarious — very amusing; hilarious
hilarious, funny, amusing, hysterical, comical, humorous, humourous UK, droll, uproarious, risible, screaming, gut-busting, jocular
2. Ridiculous — absurd; ridiculous
ridiculous, rich, laughable, absurd, ludicrous, incongruous, farcical, nonsensical
3. Precious — held in high regard; treasured
precious, treasured, valued, worthy, sacred, esteemed, revered
4. Invaluable — so precious as not to be obtainable or sold at any price
inestimable, valuable, invaluable dated, unpriced dated
Other
marvelous US, marvellous UK, spectacular, no-good, top-notch, good-for-nothing, choice, junky, two-bit slang US, unvaluable rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
So precious as not to be obtainable or sold at any price.
- adj. 2
Held in high regard; treasured.
- adj. 3
Absurd; ridiculous.
- adj. 4
Very amusing; hilarious.
Related words
- Word family
- pricelessness
- Is a kind of
- incalculable valuable
Example sentences
- funny He told us such a funny story that we all laughed.
- hilarious Some machine translations are downright hilarious.
- amusing Tom told me that he thought that Mary was amusing.
- hysterical In Mary's case, a hysterical neurosis was considered.
- ridiculous That's the most ridiculous movie I have ever seen.
- laughable From the sublime to the laughable is just one step.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| priceless | rising | |
| funny | rising | |
| hilarious | rising | |
| amusing | steady | |
| hysterical | rising | |
| ridiculous | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rich1
- 5 letters
- funny2, droll1, junky2
- 6 letters
- choice1, worthy2, sacred2, valued2, absurd2
- 7 letters
- amusing3, revered2, comical3, jocular3, risible
- 8 letters
- valuable3, precious2, humorous3, esteemed2, farcical3, unpriced
- 9 letters
- hilarious4, screaming2, marvelous3, ludicrous3, laughable3, treasured2, humourous
- 10 letters
- ridiculous4, hysterical4, invaluable4, marvellous3, uproarious, unvaluable
- 11 letters
- spectacular4, nonsensical4, incongruous4, inestimable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (funny2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- à mourir de rire