worthier; worthiest
1
b
: honorable, meritorious
worthy candidates
2
: having sufficient worth or importance
worthy to be remembered
1
: fit or safe for
a seaworthy vessel
2
: of sufficient worth for
a newsworthy event
Examples of worthy in a Sentence
Adjective
Your donations will be going to a worthy cause.
I consider him a worthy opponent.
She is a worthy successor to the mayor.
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
What matters is inviting someone into the ordinary parts of your life instead of waiting for an occasion that feels worthy of an invitation.
—Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
Jacobs-Jenkins cannot help noting that among that generation of Bible-quoting civil rights worthies are enough sins of the father to burden a host of sons.
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Adjective
But Roberts figures to have two other very worthy options.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
What matters is inviting someone into the ordinary parts of your life instead of waiting for an occasion that feels worthy of an invitation.
—Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
Noun
The Stargate project—endorsed and promoted at every level of authority, from the White House to the governor of Michigan to the local worthies of Saline—had tested her faith in democracy.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
Jacobs-Jenkins cannot help noting that among that generation of Bible-quoting civil rights worthies are enough sins of the father to burden a host of sons.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Worthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worthy. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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worthy
1 of 2 adjective
wor·thy
ˈwər-t͟hē 
worthier; worthiest
1
a
: having worth or value
a worthy cause
b
: honorable sense 1
worthy candidates
2
: having enough value or excellence
a student worthy of the prize
worthy
2 of 2 noun
plural worthies
: a worthy person
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