valuable

[val-yoo-uh-buhl, -yuh-buhl] / ˈvæl yu ə bəl, -yə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

very important; priceless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beneficial costly expensive helpful important invaluable prized profitable relevant scarce treasured useful valued worthwhile

STRONG

collectible dear heirloom worthy

WEAK

admired appreciated cherished esteemed estimable held dear high-priced hot hot property in demand inestimable of value precious respected serviceable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheap disadvantageous harmful inexpensive reasonable unhelpful useless worthless

WEAK

unimportant valueless

NOUN

prized possession

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antique asset commodity heirloom treasure

STRONG

advantage benefit collectible nugget plum

Antonyms

STRONG

disadvantage hindrance loss

WEAK

garbage trash

Example Sentences

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Danny found his passport in the lunch box where he kept all his valuable things.

From Literature

Elon Musk’s plan to make Tesla a major solar producer could make its energy business $50 billion more valuable, according to Morgan Stanley.

From MarketWatch

The new record could provide valuable insight into how regional climate systems have changed over long periods of time.

From Science Daily

Carol Howle, BP's current interim chief executive, said the company looked forward to O'Neill's arrival "as we accelerate our progress to build a simpler, stronger and more valuable BP for the future".

From BBC

Today, Nvidia is nearly 20 times as valuable and five times as profitable as IBM was back then, adjusted for inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal

valuable

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