as in empty
having no usefulness
that expensive toy is worthless now that it's broken
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Recent Examples of worthless
The way fire and smoke alter the world provides fascinating visual drama, but this is worthless compensation for the accompanying danger.
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Teju Cole, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
In text messages from August 2022 produced in the suit, Ruiz indicates that the amount was to be paid in a pre-set amount of company stock that was worth less at that point and is practically worthless now.
—Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Some celebrities have been accused of operating pump-and-dump schemes with their coins, using their social media following to artificially inflate the value of these coins before cashing in their large holdings and rendering the coins worthless.
—Ben Dandridge-Lemco, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
Luck and a keen eye helped members of the public recover some of these missing artworks, leading them to take a second look at items dismissed by others as worthless.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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Teju Cole, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
In text messages from August 2022 produced in the suit, Ruiz indicates that the amount was to be paid in a pre-set amount of company stock that was worth less at that point and is practically worthless now.
—Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Some celebrities have been accused of operating pump-and-dump schemes with their coins, using their social media following to artificially inflate the value of these coins before cashing in their large holdings and rendering the coins worthless.
—Ben Dandridge-Lemco, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
Luck and a keen eye helped members of the public recover some of these missing artworks, leading them to take a second look at items dismissed by others as worthless.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worthless
Adjective
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The food safety manager certificate was not available and paper towel dispensers near two hand sinks were empty.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
31 Jan. 2025
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But that Fiennes mantle is as empty as St. Peter’s Square in a thunderstorm.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The cheapest ticket on the resale market was $153 but it was located nearly on top of the arena.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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Re-painting your house is the easiest and cheapest way to do this.—
Aksha Mittapalli,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The lawsuit argued that Marrero and district officials used flawed data and inadequate research in making their decision to close schools.—
Jessica Seaman,
The Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2025
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Structural balance frameworks aim to stabilize budgets over the economic cycle but often fail due to their flawed design.—
Vance Ginn,
National Review,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Watch my video discussion of these shows below: What were your least-favorite, no-good, terrible TV shows of 2024?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
25 Dec. 2024
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Moving right along, Rufus (Michael Maggi), the no-good gambler who lost his wife, Salena’s, shares in the Blue faction, gets put to work by Berenice, Titus’s Judean queen-mistress-whatever.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
18 July 2024
Adjective
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Her brothers, Johnny, Aaron and Jesse Matthews, have suffered for seven years, trying in vain to pry answers from the authorities.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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Everyone is skewered, from journalists and critics to agents and producers to, of course, vain movie stars, in this delightful, ultimately poignant parody.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Worthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worthless. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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