Thesaurus
precious
Synonyms and Antonyms of precious
- diamonds and other precious stones
big-ticket, costly, dear, expensive, extravagant, high, high-end, high-ticket, premium, priceless, pricey (also pricy), spendy [chiefly Northwest], ultraexpensive, valuable
- parents who refuse to hear the slightest criticism of their precious children
- a precious friend for whom I would do anything
beloved, cherished, favored, favorite, loved, treasured
attractive, beautiful, desirable, lovely
alluring, appealing, captivating, charming, enchanting, engaging, entrancing, fascinating, fetching
admirable, likable (or likeable), reputable, respectable
affable, agreeable, cheerful, cordial, friendly, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, kind, nice, pleasant
contemptible, disagreeable, disgusting, distasteful, heinous, horrible, lousy, nasty, offensive, unlikable, unpleasant, wretched
frightful, grotesque, hideous, ill-favored, monstrous, ogreish, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive
ugly, unattractive, unsightly, vile
appalling, awful, dreadful, foul, horrendous, horrid, nauseating, noisome, obnoxious, obscene, revolting, scandalous, shocking, sickening
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