meritless

adjective

Definition of meritlessnext
as in worthless

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Recent Examples of meritless Having already passed the House as a pro-business measure to address climate litigation, the bill seeks to shield energy producers and related industries from expansive, meritless coastal erosion liability claims. — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meritless
  1. worthless
  2. unworthy
  3. disgusting
  4. dishonorable
Adjective
  • What otherwise might have been worthless bits of trash commanded the highest bids due to where the two items were 57 years ago—lifting off aboard NASA’s Apollo 11 spacecraft on humanity’s first mission to land astronauts on the Moon.
    — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
  • When software moves money on its own, a procedures document is worthless.
    — Rahul Bhatia, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of worthless
Adjective
  • Lestat is treated as unworthy of Akasha’s (Sheila Atim) blood and his choice to turn Louis is belittled by the table because Louis was a pimp.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • No pang of anxiety or frustration felt by the main characters is treated as too small or unworthy of viewers’ empathy.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
Definition of unworthy
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  • This is beyond disgusting, photos like this should be private.
    — StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 24 July 2026
  • His shirt was soaked down below his collarbones, clingy and disgusting.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Definition of disgusting
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  • Getty Images When the obituary of traditional management is eventually written, an article tucked inside the current issue of Harvard Business Review will earn a dishonorable mention.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Very dishonorable people to deal with.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 13 June 2026
Definition of dishonorable

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