Synonyms for worthless
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Valueless
valueless, useless, good-for-nothing, wretched, no-good, despicable, unworthy, trifling, trashy, contemptible, paltry, miserable, pathetic, vile, pointless, frivolous, pitiful, vain, lousy, ineffectual, no-account informal UK US, futile
Other
expendable, trumpery, chaffy dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having no worth or use; without value.
Don’t be a worthless slouch! Go get yourself a job.
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Useless, in the widest sense, signifies not of use for any valuable purpose, and is thus closely similar to valueless and worthless.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- useless There's nothing in here but a lot of useless junk.
- unworthy Boris deemed Melissa unworthy of such a responsibility.
- trifling Their trouble stems from a trifling matter.
- valueless We deemed what belongs to us valueless.
- expendable Mercenary forces are expendable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| worthless | steady | |
| useless | steady | |
| unworthy | steady | |
| trifling | steady | |
| valueless | falling | |
| expendable | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- vain1, vile1
- 5 letters
- lousy2
- 6 letters
- futile2, trashy2, paltry2, chaffy2
- 7 letters
- useless2, pitiful3
- 8 letters
- pathetic3, wretched2, unworthy3, trifling2, trumpery
- 9 letters
- miserable4, pointless2, frivolous3, valueless3
- 10 letters
- despicable4, expendable4
- 11 letters
- ineffectual5
- 12 letters
- contemptible4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lousy2 = 2 syllables).