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Valuable

Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo.

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Invaluable 84% connected

Valuable beyond estimation; inestimable; priceless; precious.

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Invaluable 84% connected

Valuable beyond estimation; inestimable; priceless; precious.

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Precious 84% connected

Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone.

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Precious 84% connected

Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone.

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Priceless 84% connected

Too valuable to admit of being appraised; of inestimable worth; invaluable.

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Priceless 84% connected

Too valuable to admit of being appraised; of inestimable worth; invaluable.

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Rich 84% connected

Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; aff…

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Rich 84% connected

Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of a large amount of property; well supplied with land, goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; aff…

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Semiprecious 84% connected

Somewhat precious; as, semiprecious stones or metals.

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Semiprecious 84% connected

Somewhat precious; as, semiprecious stones or metals.

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Worth 84% connected

To be; to become; to betide; -- now used only in the phrases, woe worth the day, woe worth the man, etc., in which the verb is in the imperative, and…

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Worth 84% connected

To be; to become; to betide; -- now used only in the phrases, woe worth the day, woe worth the man, etc., in which the verb is in the imperative, and…

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Worthy 84% connected

Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.

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Worthy 84% connected

Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.

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Narrower term 1

Swag 76% connected

To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to swing.

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Broader term 1

Treasure 76% connected

Wealth accumulated; especially, a stock, or store of money in reserve.

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Derivationally related 6

Appreciate 74% connected

To set a price or value on; to estimate justly; to value.

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Appreciate 74% connected

To set a price or value on; to estimate justly; to value.

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Prise 74% connected

An enterprise.

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Prise 74% connected

An enterprise.

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Valuableness 74% connected

The quality of being valuable.

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Valuableness 74% connected

The quality of being valuable.

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See also 6

Expensive 66% connected

Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family.

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Expensive 66% connected

Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly; dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or family.

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Important 66% connected

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

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Important 66% connected

Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great interests; restless; anxious.

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Worthy 66% connected

Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.

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Worthy 66% connected

Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable; deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.

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Synonym 1

Worthful 92% connected

Full of worth; worthy; deserving.

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Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Antonym 2

Worthless 94% connected

Destitute of worth; having no value, virtue, excellence, dignity, or the like; undeserving; valueless; useless; vile; mean; as, a worthless garment;…

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Worthless 94% connected

Destitute of worth; having no value, virtue, excellence, dignity, or the like; undeserving; valueless; useless; vile; mean; as, a worthless garment;…

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