/ Thesaurus / D Synonyms of dearly won Find synonyms for: Adjective1. dearly-won, costly, expensive (vs. cheap)usage: entailing great loss or sacrifice; "a dearly-won victory"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tactful Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language