VALUABLE Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈval-yə-bəl

Definition of valuable

as in expensive

commanding a large price an extremely valuable diamond necklace

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noun

as in treasure

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loser

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Recent Examples of valuable

Adjective

While traditional filmmaking experience and production resources remain valuable, AI-powered workflows may provide more people with opportunities to experiment with storytelling and bring their creative visions closer to reality. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 APIs have become a valuable and dominant way to connect applications to data sources and to each other. — George C. Lee Ii, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Noun

There are also smart personal security accessories designed to help keep passports, wallets, and other valuables secure while on the go. — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2026 In that incident, the victim was accosted by two men who demanded valuables. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for valuable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for valuable

Adjective

But when shovels become too expensive, the miners start forging their own.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
West Virginia is the least expensive state, with an income of $81,245 for a single adult and $202,592 for a family of four.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of expensive

Noun

After the government takes its share—25 percent in the Bahamas and 50 percent in the Philippines—Allen Exploration keeps the remaining finds together.

— Brett Berk, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026
This might sound like an accidental find, but the researchers spent for 15 years just building the crystal alone.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of find

Adjective

Innovation rates are often 70% higher with inclusive design and helps ease costly turnover ranging from 50% to twice an employee’s annual salary.

— Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Fields completed 9 of 12 passes for 64 yards while also taking a costly 20-yard sack on a third-and-goal from the Bucs’ 7.

— Jesse Newell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of costly

Noun

Orange County commissioners accepted — with reservations and some argument — a citizen panel’s recommendations for how to spend future tourist-tax windfalls, advice that left out a convention center expansion and a billion-dollar baseball stadium.

— Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
The Raiders moved to Las Vegas for the cash windfall and sacrificed their once-legendary home-field advantage in Oakland.

— Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of windfall

Adjective

Because of the close relationship between land use and food scarcity, there’s also a theory that farmland will only become more precious as the population grows.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
Solid gold is both precious and long-lasting, customers are more intentional with their purchases.

— Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of precious

Noun

Hong Kong — There’s a plucky little Qing Dynasty artifact that at first glance looks out of place among China’s many Forbidden City treasures.

— Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
The Jabara family loaded themselves and their treasure of berries into Sam’s black Dodge truck and headed back toward Mancelona.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of treasure

Noun

Advocates say these programs are a solution to the college affordability crisis and a godsend for non-traditional students like Sims.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
This boot’s shaft circumference is a godsend for women with wider-than-average calves, doing away with that constricting feeling once and for all.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 20 July 2026

Definition of godsend

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