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value

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of value

1 the amount of money for which something will find a buyer
  • The real value of that house is close to a million dollars.
Synonyms of value

valuation, worth
Words Related to value

charge, cost, fee, figure, price, rate

appraisal, assessment, estimate, estimation, evaluation

face value, list price, unit price
2 a quality that gives something special worth
  • defending the democratic system's intrinsic values
Synonyms of value

cardinal virtue, distinction, excellence, excellency, grace, merit, virtue
Words Related to value

advantage, edge, plus, superiority
Near Antonyms of value

blemish, defect, failing, fault, flaw

drawback, minus, negative
Antonyms of value

deficiency, demerit, disvalue
3 the relative usefulness or importance of something as judged by specific qualities
  • The value of a good education cannot be overstated.
Synonyms of value

account, merit, valuation, worth
Words Related to value

assessment, estimation, evaluation

excellence, greatness, perfection

consequence, importance, significance, weight

desirability
Near Antonyms of value

emptiness, valuelessness, worthlessness

baseness, cheapness, crumminess, inferiority, lousiness, meanness, paltriness, pettiness, poorness

deficiency, inadequacy, inadequateness, insufficiency, unacceptability

value

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of value

1 to hold dear
  • a nation that values individualism and self-reliance
Synonyms of value

appreciate, cherish, love, prize, treasure
Words Related to value

delight (in), dig, enjoy, fancy, groove (on), like, relish, revel (in)

admire, apprize, esteem, regard, respect, revere, reverence, venerate

enshrine, memorialize

adore, caress, dote (on), idolize, worship
Phrases Synonymous with value

set store by (or set store on)
Near Antonyms of value

undervalue

abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathe

disdain, scorn, slight, sniff (at), snub

bad-mouth, belittle, cry down, decry, deprecate, depreciate, disparage, minimize, put down, write off
Antonyms of value

disvalue
2 to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding
  • values his stocks at $150,000 or thereabouts
Synonyms of value

appraise, assess, estimate, evaluate, guesstimate, rate, set, valuate
Words Related to value

adjudge, deem, judge

ascertain, determine, discover, learn

price, prize

decide, settle

analyze, assay, survey, test

reappraise, reassess, reevaluate, rejudge, revalue

misesteem, misjudge, misprize, underestimate, undervalue

Synonym Discussion of value

estimate, appraise, evaluate, value, rate, assess mean to judge something with respect to its worth or significance. estimate implies a judgment, considered or casual, that precedes or takes the place of actual measuring or counting or testing out.
    • estimated the crowd at two hundred
appraise commonly implies the fixing by an expert of the monetary worth of a thing, but it may be used of any critical judgment.
    • having their house appraised
evaluate suggests an attempt to determine relative or intrinsic worth in terms other than monetary.
    • evaluate a student's work
value equals appraise but without implying expertness of judgment.
    • a watercolor valued by the donor at $500
rate adds to estimate the notion of placing a thing according to a scale of values.
    • a highly rated restaurant
assess implies a critical appraisal for the purpose of understanding or interpreting, or as a guide in taking action.
    • officials are trying to assess the damage

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