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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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2025
For those without the ability to work from home, efforts to reduce congestion or invest in faster and more reliable public transportation—worthy goals, though much harder to attain—would almost certainly help.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
Martin Luther King, Senator J. William Fulbright, and California Gov. Pat Brown all said so and who would know better than these worthies?
—Walter E Block, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Inside, additional period details like the millwork and moldings have been preserved, making some rooms feel like museum-worthy spaces.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2025
For those without the ability to work from home, efforts to reduce congestion or invest in faster and more reliable public transportation—worthy goals, though much harder to attain—would almost certainly help.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
Noun
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
Martin Luther King, Senator J. William Fulbright, and California Gov. Pat Brown all said so and who would know better than these worthies?
—Walter E Block, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Worthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worthy. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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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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