as in empty
having no usefulness
that expensive toy is worthless now that it's broken
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Recent Examples of worthless
At the same time, a blanket rule against nationwide injunctions would render many court orders worthless.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 9 May 2025
However, according to the businesses, The Knot defrauded them by providing leads that were either largely worthless or completely fake.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
That history is, in a word, rendered worthless by the CEO.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Life seems almost worthless in this world, as the lack of interest two federal police officers show in the dead body establishes why Marcelo can’t go to the authorities for help.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 May 2025
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 9 May 2025
However, according to the businesses, The Knot defrauded them by providing leads that were either largely worthless or completely fake.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
That history is, in a word, rendered worthless by the CEO.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
Life seems almost worthless in this world, as the lack of interest two federal police officers show in the dead body establishes why Marcelo can’t go to the authorities for help.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worthless
Adjective
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Users on social media have reported shelves being empty at some Whole Foods locations with signs apologizing for the inconvenience and promising to resupply soon.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Normally bustling with tourists and downtown office workers, the historic food hall was nearly empty this week.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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This means some fans will be watching Messi for as little as $4, which is a far cry from the cheapest seats being cast at $349 when the draw was made in December.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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The funding was meant to put the US in a position to compete with Chinese automakers, who have developed cheap and effective EVs that have piqued interest among car buyers around the world.—
Aarian Marshall,
Wired News,
13 June 2025
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In every case, flawed data doesn’t just slow down hiring.—
Hariharan Kolam,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The logic Daly uses to justify not making changes is just so inherently flawed.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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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
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Yet rather than call a tow truck, the Steelers are revving the engine in the hopes their tires don’t spin in vain but find a little grip amid all that mud.—
Will Graves,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 June 2025
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Arena, like the adjacent club called Circus, was established by a couple of gay and Latino entrepreneurs as open-to-everyone party spaces — a radical departure during an era when discos were defined more by the vulgar discrimination of velvet ropes and vain bouncers policing entry.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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“Worthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worthless. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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