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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“The dust is still yet to settle on all of that, and I think installed capacity is quite valuable,” Archibald said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over time, you could become a lot less valuable to your employer—and a lot more replaceable.

From The Wall Street Journal

The thinking is that AI will make it easy for a few geeks “vibe coding” to replace their valuable franchises.

From The Wall Street Journal

These hub genes could become valuable targets for earlier diagnosis and future therapies.

From Science Daily

"Global researchers who study climate history see it as a very valuable set of observation records."

From Barron's