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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very important; priceless |
| Synonyms: | admired, appreciated, beneficial, cherished, collectible, costly, dear, esteemed, estimable, expensive, heirloom, held dear, helpful, high-priced, hot property, hot*, important, in demand, inestimable, invaluable, of value, precious, prized, profitable, relevant, respected, scarce, serviceable, treasured, useful, valued, worthwhile, worthy |
| Antonyms: | unimportant, useless, valueless, worthless |
* = 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, favoring, gainful, good, good for what ails you, healthful, helpful, profitable, propitious, salubrious, salutary, serviceable, toward, useful, valuable, what the doctor ordered, wholesome, worthy |
| Antonyms: | disadvantageous, harmful, hurting, unfortunate, unhelpful, unrewarding |
| Main Entry: | big |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important |
| Synonyms: | big league, big-time, consequential, considerable, eminent, heavy-duty, heavyweight, influential, leading, main, major league, material, meaningful, momentous, paramount, popular, powerful, prime, principal, prominent, serious, significant, substantial, super, super colossal, valuable, weighty |
| Antonyms: | blah, bland, dull, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | choice |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best, superior |
| Synonyms: | 10, 24-karat, A-1, elect, elite, excellent, exceptional, exclusive, exquisite, fine, first-class, hand-picked, nice, popular, precious, preferential, preferred, prime, prize, rare, select, solid gold, special, top-drawer, uncommon, unusual, valuable, winner |
| Antonyms: | inferior, poor, sad, worst |
| Main Entry: | constructive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | helpful |
| Synonyms: | effective, positive, practical, productive, useful, valuable |
| Antonyms: | destructive, hurting, injurious, negative, unhelpful |
| Main Entry: | costly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expensive |
| Synonyms: | an arm and leg, cher, dear, excessive, executive, exorbitant, extortionate, extravagant, fancy, high, high-priced, highly priced, inordinate, precious, premium, pricey, steep, stiff*, top, valuable |
| Antonyms: | cheap, inexpensive, reasonable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | costly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | priceless |
| Synonyms: | gorgeous, inestimable, invaluable, lavish, luxurious, opulent, precious, rich, splendid, sumptuous, valuable |
| Antonyms: | cheap, not valuable, poor |
| Main Entry: | dear |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very expensive |
| Synonyms: | an arm and a leg, at a premium, cher, costly, fancy, high, high-priced, out of sight, overpriced, pretty penny, pricey, prized, steep, stiff*, valuable |
| Antonyms: | cheap, inexpensive, low-priced, valueless, worthless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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