Costly, expensive, dear, valuable, precious, invaluable, priceless mean having a high value or valuation, especially in terms of money.
Category: Synonyms
Corrective vs Control vs Check vs Antidote
Corrective, control, check, antidote are comparable in their extended senses where they denote something which serves to keep another thing in its desired place or condition.
Correct vs Accurate vs Exact vs Precise vs Nice vs Right
Correct, accurate, exact, precise, nice, right are comparable when meaning conforming to standard, fact, or truth.
Correct vs Rectify vs Emend vs Remedy vs Redress vs Amendvs Reform vs Revise
Correct, rectify, emend, remedy, redress, amend, reform, revise mean to set or make right something which is wrong.
Copy vs Imitate vs Mimic vs Ape vs Mock
Copy, imitate, mimic, ape, mock mean to make something like an already existing thing in form, appearance, or obvious or salient characteristics.
Cool vs Composed vs Collected vs Unruffled vs Imperturbable vs Unflappable vs Nonchalant
Cool, composed, collected, unruffled, imperturbable, unflappable, nonchalant are comparable when applied to persons, their manners, appearance, temper, or acts, in the sense of showing or seeming to show freedom from agitation or excitement.
Convert vs Proselyte
Convert, proselyte are synonyms only in being applicable to the same person. Both denote a person who has embraced another creed, opinion, or doctrine than the one he has previously accepted or adhered to.
Converse vs Obverse vs Reverse
Converse, obverse, reverse are frequently confused when they mean something which is the opposite of another thing.
Conversant vs Versed
Conversant, versed are comparable when they mean being familiar with something; they are seldom found in attributive use.
Contrive vs Devise vs Invent vs Frame vs Concoct
Contrive, devise, invent, frame, concoct mean to find a way of making or doing something or of achieving an end by the exercise of one’s mind.
Contrary vs Perverse vs Restive vs Balky vs Froward vs Wayward
Contrary, perverse, restive, balky, froward, wayward are comparable when they mean given to opposing or resisting wishes, commands, conditions, or circumstances.
Contract vs Shrink vs Condense vs Compress vs Constrict vs Deflate
Contract, shrink, condense, compress, constrict, deflate denote to decrease in bulk, volume, or content, but they vary widely in their suggestion as to how this decrease is effected and what consequences it has.