as in empty
having no usefulness
that expensive toy is worthless now that it's broken
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Recent Examples of worthless
In the extreme, if bitcoin became worthless the average return would only drop to 6.9%.
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Another’s insurer paid close to $1 million in a single year for worthless care.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 14 May 2025
And the further fragmentation of the media landscape doesn’t mean that prime time has suddenly turned into worthless real estate.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
The good news, if there is any, is that the electronics division is now recognized as worthless as part of any sum-of-the-parts analysis.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Another’s insurer paid close to $1 million in a single year for worthless care.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 14 May 2025
And the further fragmentation of the media landscape doesn’t mean that prime time has suddenly turned into worthless real estate.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 9 May 2025
The good news, if there is any, is that the electronics division is now recognized as worthless as part of any sum-of-the-parts analysis.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for worthless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worthless
Adjective
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The black silhouette of a male head and shoulders sits atop a ladder whose rungs are capped at each end with empty spools that might have held the threads of life.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
7 July 2025
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At the corner of West Boulevard and Romare Bearden Drive, the majority of a 3.5-acre lot sits empty.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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With a price tag of $99.99, the half-size bottles weren’t exactly cheap by the ounce—but that didn’t prevent stocks from selling out fast, spurred by excellent word of mouth.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Shop the Asus Vivobook Go 15.6-Inch FHD Slim Laptop, which is marked down to its cheapest price of the year.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Maryland’s home detention/electronic monitoring system is flawed and needs fixing.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
11 July 2025
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Jess and Felix, by contrast, are real, funny, messy, horny, flawed people.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Resnick speaks on behalf of seething, antisocial comedians everywhere, explaining and dismissing his quirks with lots of memories childhood, such as a horrible, no-good, very bad Easter egg hunt.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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Watch my video discussion of these shows below: What were your least-favorite, no-good, terrible TV shows of 2024?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2025
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Some men smeared cedar sap on their faces in a vain effort to repel mosquitoes and deerflies.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2025
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“Worthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worthless. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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