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valuable

n. something of value; "all our valuables were stolen"

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valuable

adj. having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "a valuable diamond"

valuable, worthful

adj. having worth or merit or value; "a valuable friend"; "a good and worthful man"

dearly-won, costly

adj. entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory"

costly, dear(p), high-priced, pricey, pricy

adj. having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"

exorbitant, extortionate, outrageous, steep, unconscionable, usurious

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"

incomputable, inestimable, immeasurable

adj. beyond calculation or measure; "of incalculable value"; "an incomputable amount"; "jewels of inestimable value"; "immeasurable wealth"

cherished, precious, treasured, wanted

adj. characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"

gracious, beneficent, benevolent

adj. doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history"

good, salutary

adj. tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air"

helpful

adj. providing assistance or serving a useful function

valuable, worthful

adj. having worth or merit or value; "a valuable friend"; "a good and worthful man"

constructive

adj. emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good; "constructive criticism"

useful, of value

adj. being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"

gracious, beneficent, benevolent

adj. doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history"

good, salutary

adj. tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air"

helpful

adj. providing assistance or serving a useful function

valuable

adj. having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "a valuable diamond"

applaudable, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy

adj. worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence"

creditable

adj. worthy of often limited commendation; "the student's effort on the essay--though not outstanding--was creditable"

deserving, worth(p)

adj. worthy of being treated in a particular way; "an idea worth considering"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically)

exemplary, model(a)

adj. worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model citizens"

honorable, honourable

adj. used as a title of respect; "my honorable colleague"; "our worthy commanding officer"

meritorious, meritable

adj. deserving reward or praise; "a lifetime of meritorious service"; "meritorious conduct"

noteworthy, notable

adj. worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer research"

quotable

adj. suitable for or worthy of quotation; "a quotable slogan"; "his remarks are not quotable in mixed company"

worthwhile

adj. sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest; "a worthwhile book"

worthless

adj. lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"

nugatory

adj. of no real value; "a nugatory law"

cheap, inexpensive

adj. relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants"

otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted

adj. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"

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