Synonyms

valued

American

[val-yood] / ˈvæl yud /

adjective

highly regarded or esteemed.

a valued friend.
estimated; appraised.

jewels valued at $100,000.
having value of a specified kind.

a triple-valued offer.

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Etymology

Origin of valued

First recorded in 1595–1605; value + -ed ²

Explanation

Anything valued is very important — it's admired or treasured. If one of the most valued members of your softball team is out sick, everyone will miss her — and you risk losing the game. The adjective valued comes from value, and it essentially means "considered to have value." Your valued possessions may literally be the most expensive items you own, or they may simply be things with sentimental value, like the photo of your grandparents or your dad's old watch. Marketers use this word all the time, often referring to valued customers or valued business.

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Anthropic, valued at $965 billion, is currently ahead in filing the S-1.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Oh, and while Wall Street is claiming the stock is worth $135 a share, as recently as last October it was being valued internally at $42.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Sigma, which is valued around $22 billion, last month said it had agreed to form a joint venture with Greenlight Healthcare to get its Chemist Warehouse brand into the U.K. market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

It currently holds about 20% of all shares, a position valued at just under $47 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

As a boy, he’d regarded this place as the physical representation of everything he held dear, everything he valued.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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