worthless Definition
worth·less (wʉrt̸h′lis)
adjective
without worth or merit; useless, valueless, etc.
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worthless
modif.
Valueless
profitless, counterproductive, barren, unprofitable, unproductive, unimportant, insignificant, counterfeit, bogus, cheap, sterile, waste, wasted, no good, trashy, inconsequential, petty, piddling, paltry, trivial, trifling, unessential, beneath notice, empty, good-for-nothing, no-account*, junky*, crowbait*, not worth a damn*, of no earthly use*, not worth the trouble*, not worth speaking of*, fit for the dust hole*, not able to say much for*. Useless
ineffective, of no use, ineffectual; see useless 1, waste.
worthless Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- utterly: With an utterly worthless strategy no militia could have saved the situation.
- virtually: However the move has devastated the Air Canada shares, which are now virtually worthless.
- practically: Any other extension is practically worthless, in my book.
- essentially: There is no consistency between maps of different regions, and as a ' navigation tool ' they are essentially worthless.
- almost: Having links from any old site is almost worthless.
- ultimately: Instead it's dull, constructed and ultimately worthless.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- render: In conclusion the theory of natural selection does render the design argument worthless.
- make: Here we observed only few species, apparently recent slashing of the forest has made this area almost worthless.
Modifies a noun
- overnightthis: Basic policy limits assets worthless overnightthis audio to the.
- shepherd: In fact, Jesus never expected to be either stabbed as a worthless shepherd or crucified as a suffering servant.
- fake: There is no easy answer and if youâre not careful, your guests will end up bidding on a worthless fake.
- rubbish: What is amazing is that the raw materials are unwisely considered by many as worthless rubbish.
- fellow: I knew that I was considered as a worthless fellow, but I did not care.
- currency: Should people no longer need the extra airtime, then it would become a worthless currency.
Used with adjective complement
- expire: Put expires worthless, you want the market rate.
- render: The contract with British Sugar was in an instant rendered as worthless as toilet paper and the beet growers lost thousands of pounds.
- deem: However, this area does not constitute your core self and entire being to be deemed worthless.
- prove: If the issuing body could not meet its obligations and the bill proved worthless, the recipient was liable for the entire sum drawn.
- feel: The buzz is great, but when you walk out you feel worthless.
- become: During a Stock Market ' crash ' , shares can often become worthless.
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