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- [val-yood]
- /ˈvæl yud/
- /ˈvæl.juːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [val-yood]
- /ˈvæl yud/
Definitions of valued word
- adjective valued highly regarded or esteemed: a valued friend. 1
- adjective valued estimated; appraised: jewels valued at $100,000. 1
- adjective valued having value of a specified kind: a triple-valued offer. 1
- noun valued relative worth, merit, or importance: the value of a college education; the value of a queen in chess. 1
- noun valued monetary or material worth, as in commerce or trade: This piece of land has greatly increased in value. 1
- noun valued the worth of something in terms of the amount of other things for which it can be exchanged or in terms of some medium of exchange. 1
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Origin of valued
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; value + -ed2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Valued
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
valued popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
valued usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for valued
adj valued
- collectible — that can be collected
- hot property — Stolen goods.
- in demand — popular, wanted, sought after
- respected — a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
- valuable — having considerable monetary worth; costing or bringing a high price: a valuable painting; a valuable crop.
adjective valued
- appreciated — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- cherished — clung to, esp when fulfilment is unlikely
- dear — You use dear to describe someone or something that you feel affection for.
- esteemed — Respect and admire.
- estimable — Worthy of great respect.
verb valued
- assayed — Simple past tense and past participle of assay.
- calipered — Simple past tense and past participle of caliper.
- gradated — to pass by gradual or imperceptible degrees, as one color into another.
- mattered — the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed: the matter of which the earth is made.
- quantitated — Simple past tense and past participle of quantitate.
Antonyms for valued
verb valued
- abased — (of a charge) lower on an escutcheon than is usual: a bend abased.
- animalized — Simple past tense and past participle of animalize.
- badmouthed — Simple past tense and past participle of badmouth.
- bastardized — If you refer to something as a bastardized form of something else, you mean that the first thing is similar to or copied from the second thing, but is of much poorer quality.
- cheapened — Simple past tense and past participle of cheapen.
adjective valued
- misunderstood — improperly understood or interpreted.
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