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verb

Synonym Chooser

How is the word value different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of value are appreciate, cherish, prize, and treasure. While all these words mean "to hold in high estimation," value implies rating a thing highly for its intrinsic worth.

values our friendship

When might appreciate be a better fit than value?

While the synonyms appreciate and value are close in meaning, appreciate often connotes sufficient understanding to enjoy or admire a thing's excellence.

appreciates fine wine

When is it sensible to use cherish instead of value?

The meanings of cherish and value largely overlap; however, cherish implies a special love and care for something.

cherishes her children above all

Where would prize be a reasonable alternative to value?

While in some cases nearly identical to value, prize implies taking a deep pride in something one possesses.

Americans prize their freedom

When can treasure be used instead of value?

The synonyms treasure and value are sometimes interchangeable, but treasure emphasizes jealously safeguarding something considered precious.

a treasured memento

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of value
Noun
Take this Dior set, with a serum, cream, and lotion packed away in a plush travel bag—a $219 value for just $160! Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 12 July 2025 More chances for rain come to Kansas City Friday night after a hot and humid day, with heat index values forecast near 100 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
Verb
To refresh: His pay package was structured as a moonshot mega grant initially valued at $2.6 billion before soaring along with shareholders’ fortunes as high as $56 billion. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 10 July 2025 The report also valued the Philadelphia Eagles at $7 billion, but the team in December sold a minority stake at a valuation of $8.3 billion. Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for value
Recent Examples of Synonyms for value
Noun
  • Both prevailed, and went on to receive billions of dollars’ worth of federal contracts, clearing the way for others.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • Police arrested a man who allegedly tried to carry almost $3 million worth of drugs in his suitcase in Atlanta.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Analysis by German football correspondent Sebastian Stafford-Bloor Tillman has some advantages.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 12 July 2025
  • Yet Crawley carved out her niche not through aggressive marketing spend but through product innovation that photographs well—a crucial advantage in the Instagram economy.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Interiors are thoughtfully designed but are of secondary importance to the exterior, according to Invictus.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 July 2025
  • And Driving Talent Forward Jeff Dodds, CEO of Formula E, explains the broad impact and importance of the rookie test within the championship’s growth strategy.
    Jenn Nelson, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Ron Duke treasured the Guadalupe River more than anything.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
  • Sink Into a Hot Stone Bath For as long as anyone can remember, Bhutanese have treasured hot stone baths.
    JOE YOGERST, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • At the time of his death, Nash’s estate was estimated to be worth $100,000, which is about $2.3 million today.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2025
  • While the exact price isn’t widely known, it’s estimated the steel Chrono retails for $6,050, per Tudor’s official website.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • That's part of the reason, combined with a front-loading of imports by companies, why prices have been slow to rise.
    Alain Sherter, CBS News, 14 July 2025
  • Those new levies rekindled tensions with two of the largest U.S. trade partners and threatened to raise consumer prices.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Disinformation — the purposeful bending of, or negating, the truth — is used to destroy reputations, shatter trust, change political regimes, win at all costs, and muddy our distinctions between what is real and true, and what is blatantly false and biased.
    Davia Temin, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • At least one member appeared to struggle to understand the distinction between a vaccine’s efficacy and its effectiveness.
    Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Now, he’s raised $210 million at a $3.5 billion valuation.
    Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • As of March, Anthropic closed its latest funding round at a $61.5 billion post-money valuation.
    Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 15 July 2025

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“Value.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/value. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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