as in empty
having no usefulness
that expensive toy is worthless now that it's broken
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Recent Examples of worthless
What this means isn’t that this music is cheap or worthless.
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Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
So restricted in scope as to be nearly worthless and thus is rarely utilized.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
For much of her life, Catherine Raven felt worthless.
—Alexandra Alter, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1983 drama is set in a cutthroat Chicago real estate office where four salespeople compete to sell mostly worthless properties to unwitting customers.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
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Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
So restricted in scope as to be nearly worthless and thus is rarely utilized.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
For much of her life, Catherine Raven felt worthless.
—Alexandra Alter, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1983 drama is set in a cutthroat Chicago real estate office where four salespeople compete to sell mostly worthless properties to unwitting customers.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worthless
Adjective
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Streets that typically buzzed with life were empty.—
Christina Ray Stanton,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2025
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Related article Trump was warned of empty shelves and financial turmoil from tariffs and firing Powell.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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China leads the global production of cheap goods made in large volume, such as dishes and cooking gadgets.—
Pablo Robles,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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Some cheaper tags don’t have a replaceable battery although some have rechargeable cells.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In April 2024, the New York Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, ruling that the original trial was flawed due to the inclusion of testimony from three additional accusers who were not part of the charges.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
18 Apr. 2025
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The similarly futile attempts to portray John Walker as a flawed but good man, despite his callous rage and murderous tendencies?—
Nola Pfau,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 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
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Not gaining admission to a BS/MD program after years of work can feel like a setback, but rest assured that your hard work will not be in vain.—
Kristen Moon,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Real celebrities guest-starred in often awkward encounters with the always vain and self-centered Miss Piggy.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Worthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worthless. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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