All worthless synonyms
worthΒ·less
W w adjective worthless
- valueless β without worth or value; worthless: valueless stocks; a valueless promise.
- insignificant β unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- useless β of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing or futile: It is useless to reason with him.
- rubbish β worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; trash.
- barren β A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees.
- bogus β If you describe something as bogus, you mean that it is not genuine.
- futile β incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.
- inconsequential β of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
- ineffective β not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- meaningless β without meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeless; insignificant: a meaningless reply; a meaningless existence.
- mediocre β of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
- pointless β without a point: a pointless pen.
- unimportant β of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- unproductive β having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- unprofitable β being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- unusable β available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
- abandoned β An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
- abject β You use abject to emphasize that a situation or quality is extremely bad.
- base β The base of something is its lowest edge or part.
- cheap β Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
- contemptible β If you feel that someone or something is contemptible, you feel strong dislike and disrespect for them.
- counterproductive β Something that is counterproductive achieves the opposite result from the one that you want to achieve.
- despicable β If you say that a person or action is despicable, you are emphasizing that they are extremely nasty, cruel, or evil.
- empty β A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.
- good-for-nothing β worthless; of no use.
- ignoble β of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base: his ignoble purposes.
- ineffectual β not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy.
- inferior β lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
- inutile β of no use or service.
- miserable β wretchedly unhappy, uneasy, or uncomfortable: miserable victims of war.
- no-account β worthless; good-for-nothing; trifling.
- no-good β lacking worth or merit; useless; bad: This no-good faucet never did work properly. Her no-good brother sold me the car.
- nothing β no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- nugatory β of no real value; trifling; worthless.
- paltry β ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum.
- poor β having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- profitless β Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- sterile β free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- trashy β of the nature of trash; inferior in quality; rubbishy; useless or worthless.
- trifling β of very little importance; trivial; insignificant: a trifling matter.
- trivial β of very little importance or value; insignificant: Don't bother me with trivial matters.
- unavailing β ineffectual; futile.
- unessential β not of prime importance; not indispensable.
- waste β to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- wretched β very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.
- hollow β having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
verb worthless
- shuck β a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc.
noun worthless
- ne'er-do-well β an idle, worthless person; a person who is ineffectual, unsuccessful, or completely lacking in merit; good-for-nothing.
- no good β morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.