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| Main Entry: | valuable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very important; priceless |
| Synonyms: | beneficial, costly, dear, estimable, expensive, heirloom, helpful, high-priced, hot*, important, inestimable, invaluable, precious, profitable, relevant, respected, scarce, serviceable, useful, valued, worthwhile, worthy, admired, appreciated, cherished, collectible, esteemed, held dear, hot property, in demand, of value, prized, treasured |
| Antonyms: | unimportant, useless, valueless, worthless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | valuable |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prized possession |
| Synonyms: | advantage, antique, asset, benefit, commodity, heirloom, nugget*, plum*, treasure, collectible |
| Antonyms: | garbage, trash |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | admirable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | held in great respect |
| Synonyms: | A-1*, A-OK, ace*, attractive, best ever, cat's pajamas, choice, commendable, cool*, copacetic, crackerjack*, deserving, dream*, estimable, excellent, exquisite, fine, good, great, greatest, hunky dory, keen*, laudable, meritable, meritorious, neat*, out of sight, out of this world, peachy*, praiseworthy, rare, solid, super, super-duper, superior, unreal*, valuable, wicked*, wonderful, worthy, zero cool |
| Antonyms: | contemptible, despicable, detestable, hateful, loathsome, repugnant, repulsive, shameful, unworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | beneficial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | advantageous |
| Synonyms: | benign, constructive, favorable, gainful, good, healthful, helpful, profitable, propitious, salubrious, salutary, serviceable, toward, useful, valuable, wholesome, worthy, favoring, good for what ails you, what the doctor ordered |
| Antonyms: | disadvantageous, harmful, unfortunate, hurting, unhelpful, unrewarding |
| Main Entry: | choice |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best, superior |
| Synonyms: | 10, 24-karat, elect, elite, excellent, exceptional, exclusive, exquisite, fine, first-class, nice, popular, precious, preferential, preferred, prime, prize, rare, select, special, top-drawer, uncommon, unusual, valuable, winner, A-1*, hand-picked, solid gold |
| Antonyms: | inferior, poor, sad, worst |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | constructive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | helpful |
| Synonyms: | effective, positive, practical, productive, useful, valuable |
| Antonyms: | destructive, injurious, negative, hurting, unhelpful |
| Main Entry: | efficient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adept, effective |
| Synonyms: | able, accomplished, active, adapted, adequate, apt, businesslike, capable, clever, competent, conducive, decisive, deft, dynamic, economic, economical, effectual, efficacious, energetic, experienced, expert, fitted, handy, masterly, organized, potent, powerful, practiced, productive, proficient, profitable, qualified, ready, saving, shrewd, skilled, skillful, systematic, talented, tough, useful, valuable, virtuous, equal to, familiar with, good at, good for, well-organized |
| Antonyms: | helpless, impotent, incompetent, ineffective, inefficient, powerless, unable, weak |
| Main Entry: | estimable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honorable, worthy |
| Synonyms: | admirable, appreciable, august, big name*, big time*, commendable, decent, deserving, excellent, good, high-powered, honored, laudable, major league, name, noble, praiseworthy, reputable, reputed, respectable, respected, sterling, valuable, valued, venerable, admired, esteemed, in limelight, meretorious, meritable, palmary, praisable, well-thought-of |
| Antonyms: | bad, dishonorable, inestimable, insignificant, poor, unworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | expensive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | high-priced |
| Synonyms: | costly, dear, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, fancy, high, highway robbery, holdup*, immoderate, inordinate, invaluable, lavish, out of sight, plush, posh, rich, ritzy*, steep*, stiff*, unreasonable, valuable, an arm and a leg, at a premium, big-ticket, overpriced, pretty penny, pricey, sky-high, swank, too high, uneconomical, upscale |
| Antonyms: | cheap, inexpensive, low-priced, moderate, reasonable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | helpful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beneficial, beneficent |
| Synonyms: | accessible, accommodating, advantageous, applicable, benevolent, conducive, considerate, constructive, convenient, cooperative, crucial, effectual, efficacious, essential, favorable, fortunate, friendly, important, improving, instrumental, invaluable, kind, neighborly, operative, practical, pragmatic, productive, profitable, serviceable, significant, suitable, sympathetic, timely, usable, useful, utilitarian, valuable, bettering, caring, contributive, good for, serendipitous, supportive, symbiotic |
| Antonyms: | disadvantageous, harmful, hurtful, injurious, useless, worthless, unconstructive, unhelpful |
| Main Entry: | invaluable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | priceless |
| Synonyms: | costly, dear, expensive, helpful, inestimable, precious, serviceable, valuable, beyond price |
| Antonyms: | worthless |
| Main Entry: | productive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fruitful, creative |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, beneficial, constructive, dynamic, effective, energetic, fecund, fertile, gainful, gratifying, inventive, plentiful, producing, profitable, prolific, rewarding, rich, teeming, useful, valuable, vigorous, worthwhile, generative |
| Antonyms: | fruitless, impotent, unfruitful, unproductive |
| Main Entry: | profitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | advantageous; money-making |
| Synonyms: | assisting, beneficial, commercial, conducive, cost-effective, effective, effectual, favorable, fruitful, gainful, good, in the black, instrumental, lucrative, practical, pragmatic, productive, remunerative, rewarding, serviceable, successful, sweet*, useful, valuable, worthwhile, contributive, going, paid off, paying, paying well, self-sustaining, sustaining, well-paying |
| Antonyms: | disadvantageous, unprofitable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rewarding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beneficial, pleasing |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, fruitful, gainful, gratifying, productive, profitable, remunerative, satisfying, valuable, worthwhile, edifying, fulfilling |
| Antonyms: | troubling, upsetting |
| Main Entry: | serviceable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | useful, functional |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, beneficial, convenient, dependable, durable, efficient, handy, helpful, invaluable, operative, practical, profitable, usable, utilitarian, valuable, aiding, assistive, hard-wearing, utile |
| Antonyms: | unprofitable, useless, weak, worthless, unhelpful, unserviceable |
| Main Entry: | treasure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | prized possession or entity |
| Synonyms: | abundance, apple of one's eye, cache, capital, cash, catch*, darling, find, fortune, funds, gem, gold, hoard, jewel, money, nest egg*, nonpareil, paragon, pearl*, pile*, plum*, pride and joy, prize, reserve, riches, richness, store, treasure trove, valuable, wealth |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | usable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | available, working |
| Synonyms: | accessible, adaptable, advantageous, applicable, at hand, beneficial, convenient, current, exhaustible, expendable, fit, functional, good, helpful, instrumental, open, operative, practicable, practical, profitable, ready, running, serviceable, subservient, unused, useful, valid, valuable, at disposal, consumable, employable, exploitable, in order, utile, utilizable, wieldy |
| Notes: | usable or useable means that something can be used; useful means that something is helpful or beneficial and can be used to advantage |
| Antonyms: | useless, unusable |
| Main Entry: | valued |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | costly; treasured |
| Synonyms: | beloved, dear, expensive, fancy, high-priced, loved, precious, priceless, respected, valuable, admired, appreciated, cherished, esteemed, highly regarded, prized |
| Main Entry: | worthwhile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | helpful |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, beneficial, constructive, estimable, excellent, gainful, good, important, invaluable, justifiable, lucrative, meritorious, priceless, productive, profitable, remunerative, rewarding, serviceable, useful, valuable, worthy, money-making, paying |
| Antonyms: | valueless, worthless, unhelpful |
| Main Entry: | worthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honorable, respectable |
| Synonyms: | aces*, admirable, best, blameless, choice, commendable, creditable, decent, dependable, deserving, desirable, divine, estimable, ethical, excellent, exemplary, first-class*, first-rate*, good, honest, invaluable, laudable, meritorious, model, moral, noble, pleasing, praiseworthy, precious, priceless, pure, reliable, reputable, righteous, satisfying, sterling, top-drawer, top-notch*, true, trustworthy, upright, valuable, virtuous, winning, worthwhile, A-1*, incorrupt, right-minded, salt of the earth |
| Antonyms: | dishonorable, disreputable, unworthy, unrespected |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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