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Synonyms for value

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Price — to determine or estimate the value of; to judge the worth of

price, rate informal, appraise, assess, evaluate, measure, estimate, reckon, compute, account, weigh, judge, worthen, valuate rare, apprise dated

2. Respect — to regard highly; think much of; place importance upon

respect, set store by, look up to, worthy, honor US, honour UK, revere, idolize, idolise UK, venerate, esteem dated, prize dated US, prise UK, regard dated

3. Appreciate — to hold dear; to cherish

appreciate, treasure, think much of, cherish

Other

accept

Noun

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To determine or estimate the value of; to judge the worth of.

    The property has been valued at six million pounds.

  2. v. 2

    To regard highly; think much of; place importance upon.

    Gold was valued highly among the Romans.

  3. n. 1

    The quality that renders something desirable or valuable; worth.

    There is tremendous value in a good education.

  4. n. 2

    The degree of importance given to something.

    The value of my children's happiness is second only to that of my wife.

Forms

Plural
values → moments, importances, usefulnesses, profits…
Past participle
valued
e.g. valued → priced, rated, appraised, assessed…

Choose the right word

Value, Prize, Esteemed or Appreciating?

One may value some object, as a picture, beyond all price, as a family heirloom, or may prize it as the gift of an esteemed friend, without at all appreciating its artistic merit or commercial value.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • cost I was determined to fulfill my duties at any cost.
  • price Houses here are double the price of those in Kobe.
  • measure Gauges are used to measure the thickness of wire.
  • appraise "I have a guy coming later to appraise some antiques."
  • respect Respect of the young for the old is quite natural.
  • worthy It's better to be envied than to be worthy of pity.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
valuesteady
costfalling
pricefalling
measuresteady
appraisefalling
respectfalling

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

By length

4 letters
cost1, rate1
5 letters
price1, worth1, judge1, image2, honor2, prize1, merit2, weigh1, prise
6 letters
moment2, accept2, profit2, honour2, regard2, worthy2, assess2, import2, esteem2, virtue2, reckon2, revere2
7 letters
account2, respect2, meaning2, measure2, utility4, cherish2, compute2, valence2, idolize3, worthen2, apprise2, idolise, valuate
8 letters
estimate3, treasure2, goodness2, evaluate4, appraise2, venerate3
9 letters
principle3, valuation4
10 letters
appreciate4, importance3, excellence3, usefulness3, preciosity
11 letters
consequence3
13 letters
signification

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (image2 = 2 syllables).

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Français
valoriser
Italiano
valorizzare
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valorizar