newsworthy

adjective

news·​wor·​thy ˈnüz-ˌwər-t͟hē 

ˈnyüz-

: interesting enough to the general public to warrant reporting

newsworthiness

ˈnüz-ˌwər-t͟hē-nəs 

ˈnyüz-

noun

Examples of newsworthy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If threats are newsworthy, the resolution of those threats should be as well. — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

Naturally, these group chats are the newsworthy ones, the outliers. — Kate Lavelle, Glamour, 18 May 2026

Of course, most of those posts are not individually newsworthy. — Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 8 May 2026

So that’s just historic and incredible and really is so newsworthy to be, why to go in 2026. — AFAR Media, 30 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for newsworthy

• blameworthy
• noteworthy
• praiseworthy
• trustworthy
• unworthy
• creditworthy
• untrustworthy
• worthy

Kids Definition

newsworthy

adjective

news·​wor·​thy -ˌwər-t͟hē 

: sufficiently interesting to the average person to deserve reporting