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Synonyms for valuable

  • adjective

Most common

precious worthy rich priceless

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Precious — estimable; deserving esteem

precious, worthy, rich, priceless, dear, desirable, expensive, costly, esteemed, admirable, laudable, estimable dated

Other

useful, important, worthful rare

Antonyms

useless, worthless, waste

All antonyms of valuable →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Estimable; deserving esteem.

    a valuable friend; a valuable companion

Related words

Word family
valuableness value

Example sentences

  • rich Even if I were rich, I wouldn't give money to him.
  • precious It's said that nothing is more precious than time.
  • worthy It's better to be envied than to be worthy of pity.
  • priceless Giving birth to newborns is a priceless life gift.
  • useful Rocks and minerals are useful for us in many ways.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
valuablefalling
richrising
preciousrising
worthysteady
pricelessrising
usefulsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
rich1, dear1
6 letters
useful2, worthy2, costly2
8 letters
precious2, esteemed2, laudable3, worthful
9 letters
important3, expensive3, desirable4, priceless2, admirable4, estimable4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (useful2 = 2 syllables).