Synonyms and Antonyms of precious
1
commanding a large price
- diamonds and other precious stones
big-ticket, costly, dear, expensive, extravagant, high, high-end, high-ticket, premium, priceless, pricey (also pricy), spendy [chiefly Northwest], ultraexpensive, valuable
exorbitant, overpriced, prohibitive, sky-high, steep, stiff, unaffordable, uneconomic (or uneconomical), unreasonable
inestimable, invaluable
deluxe, luxurious, sumptuous
2
granted special treatment or attention
- parents who refuse to hear the slightest criticism of their precious children
beloved, cherished, darling, dear, fair-haired, favored, favorite, fond, loved, pet, special, sweet, white-headed
abhorred, abominated, despised, detested, disdained, disfavored, disliked, execrated, hated, loathed, unfavorite
abandoned, forgotten, ignored
alienated, estranged
3
having qualities that tend to make one loved
- a precious friend for whom I would do anything
embraceable, kissable
beloved, cherished, favored, favorite, loved, treasured
attractive, beautiful, desirable, lovely
alluring, appealing, captivating, charming, enchanting, engaging, entrancing, fascinating, fetching
admirable, likable (or likeable), reputable, respectable
affable, agreeable, cheerful, cordial, friendly, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, kind, nice, pleasant
delightful, pleasing, well-disposed
unloved
contemptible, disagreeable, disgusting, distasteful, heinous, horrible, lousy, nasty, offensive, unlikable, unpleasant, wretched
frightful, grotesque, hideous, ill-favored, monstrous, ogreish, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive
ugly, unattractive, unsightly, vile
appalling, awful, dreadful, foul, horrendous
