worthless

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Definition

Adjective: 1. Having no real value or usefulness: Describes something that lacks worth, importance, or practical benefit. 2. Morally reprehensible or contemptible: Describes a person or action considered to be of low moral character or despicable.

Usage

The adjective "worthless" is used to describe objects, ideas, or people. It is a strong, often negative term. - It typically follows a linking verb like be, seem, or become. - It can be used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb).

Examples
  • Describing an object or idea:
    • The broken phone is completely worthless.
    • He gave me a worthless guarantee that he would pay me back.
  • Describing a person or character:
    • The tyrant was a worthless individual who cared for no one.
    • She felt worthless after losing her job.
Advanced Usage
  • "to feel worthless": to have a strong feeling of having no value or self-esteem.
    • After the constant criticism, he began to feel worthless.
  • "to render something worthless": to cause something to lose all its value.
    • The flood rendered all the stored documents worthless.
Variants and Related Words
  • Worthlessness (noun): The state or quality of being worthless.
    • The worthlessness of the counterfeit money was obvious.
Synonyms
  • Useless: Not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose.
  • Valueless: Having no monetary or material value.
  • Pointless: Having no purpose or reason.
  • Despicable: Deserving hatred and contempt (for the moral sense).
Antonyms
  • Valuable: Worth a great deal of money, or extremely useful or important.
  • Precious: Of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly.
  • Worthy: Having or showing the qualities that deserve respect or reward.
Idioms and Phrases
  • Not worth a dime/plugged nickel: Completely without value.
    • That old car is not worth a dime.
  • A worthless endeavor: An activity or effort that is futile and yields no valuable result.
    • Trying to convince him was a worthless endeavor.
Adjective
  1. morally reprehensible
    • would do something as despicable as murder
    • ugly crimes
    • the vile development of slavery appalled them
    • a slimy little liar
  2. lacking in usefulness or value
    • a worthless idler

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