as in empty
having no usefulness
that expensive toy is worthless now that it's broken
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Recent Examples of worthless
That essence of the girl who feels worthless and fears she’ll be found out by everyone still exists in Yasmin in Season 4.
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Katie Campione,
Deadline,
7 June 2026
Don't think the free themes are worthless; some rival Squarespace's slick visual style.
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Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
21 May 2026
Of course, there's a flip side to that, the investors who bought those worthless options.
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Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
Yet for the people creating it—all of us—this data has become functionally worthless.
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Alice Xiang,
Time,
6 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for worthless
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
7 June 2026
Don't think the free themes are worthless; some rival Squarespace's slick visual style.
—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
21 May 2026
Of course, there's a flip side to that, the investors who bought those worthless options.
—
Oliver Renick,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
Yet for the people creating it—all of us—this data has become functionally worthless.
—
Alice Xiang,
Time,
6 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for worthless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worthless
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Rhaenyra’s first shock as queen is learning of her empty coffers.
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At least one tanker that has sat waiting empty for months near South Africa is already heading towards Hormuz.
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Microchips are relatively cheap and are required for every pet in Los Angeles County over 4 months old.
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Prove Your Claims With Evidence In a market flooded with AI capabilities, claims are cheap, and every launch sounds the same.
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Instead of doubling down on a flawed system, policymakers can make gradual changes by introducing new tax categories in the existing framework and imposing taxes that correspond to the alcoholic content of that category.
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The company says the claims contain flawed conclusions and rejects the characterization of the technology as a botnet.
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And with nary a golfer from the upstart tour within eight strokes of Round 2 leader Wyndham Clark at 7 under par, LIV’s no-good, very bad 2026 continued Friday.
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With Ethan Hawke's newbie simmering against the go-for-broke finesse of Denzel Washington's very bad, no-good officer, Training Day revels in tension, with washes of blue and green augmenting scenes where Hawke is bullied into getting high.
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Usually, their appeals are in vain, with the Norwegian flagged offside just five times last season, fewer than any other Premier League forward who played at least 900 minutes.
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After booking commercials and minor screen roles during the ’50s and ’60s, he was cast as the vain but rather dim TV news anchor Ted Baxter in 1970.
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“Worthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worthless. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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