dearer
Closer to heart
Dearer is the comparative form of dear.
Something dearer costs more: Organic produce is dearer than conventional.
Someone dearer is more beloved: No one is dearer to me than my sister.
In British usage especially, dearer often describes prices: Petrol is getting dearer by the week.
Higher in cost
- expensiveCosting much money
- costlierHigher in price
- steeperMore vertically inclined
- premiumAdded cost for better
inflated · overpriced · exorbitant · marked-up · upscale · luxury · unaffordable · splurge
pricier
Higher in cost
premium · inflated · overpriced · exorbitant · marked-up · upscale · luxury · unaffordable · splurge · extravagant
cherished
Held dear, prized
- preciousHighly esteemed, greatly valued
- treasuredRegarded with deep affection
- belovedOne who is treasured
sweetheart · loved · adored · valued · prized · close · intimate · fondest · nearest · devoted
nearer
More proximate
tighter · deeper · stronger · heightened · intensified · enhanced · amplified
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
- dear GodExclamation of dismay
- my dearTerm of endearment
- oh dearMild expression of distress
- dear friendCherished intimate companion
- for dear lifeWith utmost urgency
- dear LordShocked invocation
dear, dearest, endearing, endear, endearment, dears, endeared, endears, endearingly