Synonyms for worthlessness
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of lacking worth, of being valueless, useless or devoid of benefit.
Kids these days far too often attribute low academic grades to feelings of worthlessness.
Forms
- Plural
- worthlessnesses → futilities, ineptitudes, vanities, basenesses…
Example sentences
- vanity Vanity of vanities, and everything is vanity.
- futility Tom was overcome with a sense of futility.
- ineptitude He tried to conceal his ineptitude in a not-so-deft sleight of hand.
- baseness Rejoicing in someone's misfortune is a sign of baseness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| worthlessness | steady | |
| vanity | rising | |
| futility | steady | |
| ineptitude | steady | |
| baseness | steady | |
| despicableness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- vanity3
- 8 letters
- futility4, baseness
- 10 letters
- ineptitude4
- 14 letters
- despicableness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vanity3 = 3 syllables).