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Recent Examples of unworthy
Families were broken apart by church leaders who cast out men deemed unworthy and reassigned their wives and children to others.
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Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Once a government convinces people that some among them are unworthy of rights or empathy, the rest becomes frighteningly easy.
—Andrew Weinstein, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
The lens of the hearing never focused on Robeson, who was seen as only a prop for Robinson’s patriotism, unworthy of rediscovery, especially as the Robinson/Rickey integration story—sports as the pathway to equality—became virtually unchallengeable.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
But unconventional doesn't necessarily mean unworthy, especially in the cooling interest rate climate of December 2025.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
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Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Once a government convinces people that some among them are unworthy of rights or empathy, the rest becomes frighteningly easy.
—Andrew Weinstein, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
The lens of the hearing never focused on Robeson, who was seen as only a prop for Robinson’s patriotism, unworthy of rediscovery, especially as the Robinson/Rickey integration story—sports as the pathway to equality—became virtually unchallengeable.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
But unconventional doesn't necessarily mean unworthy, especially in the cooling interest rate climate of December 2025.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworthy
Adjective
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The handwash sink next to the three-compartment sink proved worthless without soap, paper towels or a mechanical blower.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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In an economy where wages are anchored to what compute would cost to replicate human work, human labor becomes economically marginal—not worthless, but negligibly small relative to the overall pie.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But is failing to reach an agreement with the refs worth putting out a dishonorable product?—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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Berry received the Worst Actress Razzie for the film and accepted the dishonorable award while holding her Oscar in the other hand.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Living under an openly misogynistic president may have felt freakish in 2017, but by his second term, bigotry became yet another disgusting norm.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
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The amount of disrespect shown the Broncos is disgusting.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Unworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworthy. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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