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Synonyms for good-for-naught

  • adjective
  • noun

Most common

valueless meritless

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

good-for-nothing, worthless, sorry, no-account informal UK US, valueless, meritless, no-count slang US

Noun

1. Gold brick

never-do-well, gold brick

Other

naught US, nought UK, no-good, truant dated

Antonyms

valuable

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Forms

Plural
good-for-naughts → never-do-wells, naughts, no-goods, truants…

Example sentences

  • valueless We deemed what belongs to us valueless.
  • meritless The lawsuit was dismissed as vexatious and meritless.

By length

5 letters
sorry2
6 letters
naught1, nought, truant2
9 letters
worthless2, valueless3, meritless3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sorry2 = 2 syllables).