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valuable

/ˈvæljʊəbl/
English Definition
adj. worth a lot of money or very useful
中文释义
有价值的,贵重的
Example Sentence

The museum's collection includes valuable manuscripts that shed light on medieval trade routes across Asia.

博物馆的藏品包括珍贵的手稿,揭示了中世纪亚洲贸易路线的信息。

Synonyms
precious worthwhile useful
Antonyms
worthless valueless
Seen in practice — from the Digital SAT question bank

- The technique has become especially valuable in studying how tumors grow and respond to treatment.

From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas

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Practice — Definition Match

Which choice best defines “valuable”?

  1. A Very unhappy or uncomfortable
  2. B Relating to mathematics
  3. C Lacking energy or enthusiasm
  4. D Worth a lot of money or very useful
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D — Worth a lot of money or very useful. “valuable” means worth a lot of money or very useful.

Practice — Which Word Fits?

Which word means “worth a lot of money or very useful”?

  1. A miserable
  2. B mathematical
  3. C valuable
  4. D spiritless
Show answer

C — valuable. “valuable” means worth a lot of money or very useful.

Common questions about “valuable”

What does “valuable” mean?

valuable — worth a lot of money or very useful. In Chinese: 有价值的,贵重的.

How do you pronounce “valuable”?

valuable is pronounced /ˈvæljʊəbl/.

How is “valuable” used in a sentence?

The museum's collection includes valuable manuscripts that shed light on medieval trade routes across Asia. (博物馆的藏品包括珍贵的手稿,揭示了中世纪亚洲贸易路线的信息。)

What are synonyms for “valuable”?

precious, worthwhile, useful — all close in meaning to valuable (worth a lot of money or very useful).

What is the opposite of “valuable”?

worthless, valueless — each the opposite of valuable (worth a lot of money or very useful).

Is “valuable” an SAT vocabulary word?

Yes. valuable is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.

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