as in empty
having no usefulness
that expensive toy is worthless now that it's broken
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Recent Examples of worthless
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.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 May 2025
The answer is that American assurances are worthless.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Eliminating these protections raises the bar for relief and could leave students stuck with debt for worthless credits.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
The promise of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to restore the steep cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program was a worthless lie, betraying the heroes and victims of 9/11.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for worthless
Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 May 2025
The answer is that American assurances are worthless.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Eliminating these protections raises the bar for relief and could leave students stuck with debt for worthless credits.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
The promise of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to restore the steep cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program was a worthless lie, betraying the heroes and victims of 9/11.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for worthless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worthless
Adjective
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American retailers cried foul and indicated Santa Claus’s sled would be empty.—
Bruce Yandle,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2025
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Companies that are serious about the future of work know that AI implementation without workforce enablement is an empty investment.—
Sol Rashidi,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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And even as the price tags continue to rise, there is an argument to be made that NWSL teams remain cheap.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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One possible option is a center or third lane with curbs that would require less land to be acquired and be cheaper.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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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
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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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 10 Jun. 2025.
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