as in worthless
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Recent Examples of unworthy
Christoph Waltz as Baron Albrecht von Eberstein The ruthless head of Austria’s oldest banking dynasty, Baron Albrecht is Saxon’s grandfather and sees his grandson as unworthy of inheriting the family fortune.
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Martine Paris, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
This is the real sin of this unworthy tax loophole.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
At worst, they were considered physically unworthy to weather the terse Antarctic conditions.
—Will McGough, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
But these feelings differ from the systemic barriers and biases that create environments where women—and especially women of color—are made to feel unworthy.
—Shari Dunn, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
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Martine Paris, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
This is the real sin of this unworthy tax loophole.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
At worst, they were considered physically unworthy to weather the terse Antarctic conditions.
—Will McGough, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
But these feelings differ from the systemic barriers and biases that create environments where women—and especially women of color—are made to feel unworthy.
—Shari Dunn, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unworthy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworthy
Adjective
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Removing or reforming colleges with chronically poor outcomes means fewer borrowers entering repayment with no degree or worthless credentials.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Settlers who actually traveled to Florida to inspect their purchases were likely to be greeted by muddy parcels of worthless swampland overrun with snakes and mosquitoes, miles away from anything resembling civilization.—
Greg Daugherty,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The story was told through the evolving actions and maturation of Luna's dishonorable spy Cassian Andor and other key players in the underground uprising against the treacherous Galactic Empire.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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This dishonorable behavior does not represent me as a citizen of the United States.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The fridge was smelly and disgusting before it was replaced about a week later.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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Few things in this war have been more morally disgusting than the present hunt after traitors and Quislings.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Unworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworthy. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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