Definition

Adjective: 1. Important, interesting, or beneficial enough to justify the time, money, or effort spent: Describes something that is valuable or rewarding enough to be worth doing, having, or considering.

Usage

The adjective "worthwhile" is used to describe an activity, experience, or object. It emphasizes that the positive results or benefits gained are equal to or greater than the cost or effort required to obtain them. It is often used to give advice or express an opinion on the value of something.

Examples

• Before a noun:

  • It was a worthwhile investment that paid off in the long run.
  • She is looking for a worthwhile cause to support with her charity work.
  • Reading that article was a worthwhile use of my time.

• After a linking verb (like 'be', 'seem', 'find'):

  • The trip was challenging, but it was worthwhile.
  • Do you think learning a new language is worthwhile?
  • I found the course very worthwhile for my career development.

Advanced Usage

• "It is worthwhile to do something" / "It is worthwhile doing something": These impersonal structures are very common for stating that an action is beneficial.
  • It is worthwhile to visit the museum while you're in town.
  • Is it worthwhile applying for that job?
• "Make it worthwhile": To provide a sufficient reward or benefit to justify an action.
  • The salary they offered finally made the move worthwhile.
  • If you help me, I'll make it worthwhile for you.

Variants and Related Words

• Worth (preposition/adjective): Having a value equivalent to a specified amount or deserving of a particular action. (e.g., / )
• Worthy (adjective): Deserving effort, attention, or respect. Often followed by "of". (e.g., / )

Synonyms

• Rewarding: Providing satisfaction or benefit.
• Valuable: Worth a lot in terms of money or usefulness.
• Beneficial: Producing good or helpful results.
• Profitable: Yielding financial or personal gain.
• Meaningful: Having serious importance or value.

Antonyms

• Pointless: Having no purpose or reason.
• Worthless: Having no real value or use.
• Futile: Incapable of producing any useful result.

Related Phrases

• A worthwhile endeavor: A project or activity that is worth the effort required.
  • Building the community garden was a worthwhile endeavor for all the volunteers.
• Time well spent: An idiom expressing that time was used for a worthwhile purpose.
  • Helping my neighbor fix her fence was time well spent.

Adjective

1. sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest
   • a worthwhile book