Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Highly regarded or esteemed: Describes something or someone held in high respect or considered important due to admirable qualities, often intrinsic.
   • Assigned a specific worth or monetary value: Describes something that has been appraised or given a particular value, often used in combination (e.g., high-valued).

Usage

• As an adjective describing esteem:
  • Used to describe people, relationships, or qualities considered precious and worthy of respect.
  • Often precedes nouns like friend, colleague, member, possession, or principle.
• As an adjective describing assessed worth:
  • Used in more formal, financial, or technical contexts to indicate something has a determined value.

Examples

• Describing esteem:
  • Her valued advice helped me through a difficult time.
  • He is a valued member of our team.
• Describing assessed worth:
  • The insurance company assessed the valued items in the collection.
  • This is a high-valued property in the current market.

Advanced Usage

• "To be valued at": To be officially estimated to be worth a specific amount.
  • The painting was valued at over a million dollars.
• "Much-valued" / "Highly-valued": Compound adjectives emphasizing the high degree of esteem or worth.
  • She received a much-valued award for her research.
  • Trust is a highly-valued trait in a leader.

Variants and Related Words

• Value (n/v): The noun form meaning worth or importance; the verb meaning to estimate worth or hold in high regard.
  • The value of his contribution is immeasurable. (n)
  • I value your friendship greatly. (v)
• Valuable (adj): Worth a lot of money or extremely useful or important.
  • This is a valuable lesson.
• Invaluable (adj): So valuable that a value cannot be estimated; extremely useful.
  • Her experience was invaluable to the project.

Synonyms

• Esteemed: Held in high respect.
• Cherished: Treasured and protected affectionately.
• Precious: Of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly.
• Appreciated: Recognized the full worth of.
• Priced: (Formal) valued or appraised.

Antonyms

• Unvalued: Not considered important or useful.
• Disregarded: Ignored or considered unworthy of attention.
• Worthless: Having no real value or use.

Adjective

1. held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature
   • a valued friend
   • precious memories
2. (usually used in combination) having value of a specified kind
   • triple-valued