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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | precious, excellent |
| Synonyms: | admirable, choice, dainty, delicate, elegant, exquisite, extreme, fine, great, incomparable, invaluable, matchless, peerless, priceless, recherché, rich, select, superb, superlative, unique |
| Notes: | rare means not widely known or recurring only at long intervals or not widely distributed; scarce means not enough or deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand |
| Antonyms: | cheap, ordinary, worthless |
| Main Entry: | valued |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | costly; treasured |
| Synonyms: | admired, appreciated, beloved, cherished, dear, esteemed, expensive, fancy, high-priced, highly regarded, loved, precious, priceless, prized, respected, valuable |
| Main Entry: | worthwhile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | helpful |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, beneficial, constructive, estimable, excellent, gainful, good, important, invaluable, justifiable, lucrative, meritorious, money-making, paying, priceless, productive, profitable, remunerative, rewarding, serviceable, useful, valuable, worthy |
| Antonyms: | unhelpful, valueless, worthless |
| Main Entry: | worthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honorable, respectable |
| Synonyms: | A-1, aces, admirable, best, blameless, choice, commendable, creditable, decent, dependable, deserving, desirable, divine, estimable, ethical, excellent, exemplary, first-class*, first-rate, good, honest, incorrupt, invaluable, laudable, meritorious, model, moral, noble, pleasing, praiseworthy, precious, priceless, pure, reliable, reputable, right-minded, righteous, salt of the earth, satisfying, sterling, top-drawer, top-notch*, true, trustworthy, upright, valuable, virtuous, winning, worthwhile |
| Antonyms: | dishonorable, disreputable, unrespected, unworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | comical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | amusing |
| Synonyms: | Mickey Mouse, absurd, batty, boffo, camp, comic, comical, crazy shtick, dippy, diverting, dizzy, droll, entertaining, facetious, farcical, flaky, fool, fool around, fool-headed, freaky, funny, gelastic, goofus, goofy, gump, humorous, ironic, jerky, jocular, joking, joshing, laughable, light, loony, ludicrous, nutty, priceless, ridiculous, risible, screwy, side-splitting, silly, wacky, waggish, whimsical, witty |
| Notes: | comic means 'intended to be funny' while comical is 'funny unintentionally' |
| Antonyms: | grave, sad, serious, solemn, tragic, unfunny |
| Main Entry: | topflight |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent |
| Synonyms: | A-1, accomplished, ace, admirable, attractive, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, certified, champion, choice, choicest, desirable, distinctive, distinguished, estimable, exceptional, exemplary, exquisite, fine, finest, first, first-class*, first-rate, good, great, high*, incomparable, invaluable, magnificent, meritorious, notable, noted, outstanding, peerless, piked, premium, priceless, prime*, quality, select, skillful, splendid, sterling, striking, superb, superior, superlative, supreme, terrific, tiptop, top, top-notch, transcendent, world-class |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tophole |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent |
| Synonyms: | A-1, accomplished, ace, admirable, attractive, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, certified, champion, choice, choicest, desirable, distinctive, distinguished, estimable, exceptional, exemplary, exquisite, fine, finest, first, first-class*, first-rate, good, great, high*, incomparable, invaluable, magnificent, meritorious, notable, noted, outstanding, peerless, piked, premium, priceless, prime*, quality, select, skillful, splendid, sterling, striking, superb, superior, superlative, supreme, terrific, tiptop, top, top-notch, transcendent, world-class |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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