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as in good-for-nothing
having no ambition, success, or value to society
tired of supporting their spendthrift, no-good daughter, who has yet to find a job commensurate with her alleged abilities
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2
as in worthless
having no usefulness
that no-good chair should be thrown away
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as in villain
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
neighbors remembered the killer as having been an utter no-good since childhood
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as in bum
an idle worthless person
we'll have to pay more than minimum wage for the job if we expect to get people other than no-goods
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Recent Examples of no-good
Matt Schubert,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
With Ethan Hawke's newbie simmering against the go-for-broke finesse of Denzel Washington's very bad, no-good officer, Training Day revels in tension, with washes of blue and green augmenting scenes where Hawke is bullied into getting high.
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Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
David Lynch's projects, the TV series Twin Peaks and the 1984 film Dune, launched MacLachlan to stardom in the '80s, before landing the role as Fred and Barney's no-good boss Cliff Vandercave in The Flintstones.
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Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
This is going to be a horrible, terrible, no-good, very bad day.
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Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
Archie has a no-good, very-bad day, and Dylan goes to bat for her students.
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Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
The ordeal at Keystone gave me an up-close view of the no-good, very bad 2025-26 ski season.
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Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
9 Jan. 2026
Released in 1958, Attack told of a wealthy heiress, fresh from a stint at a mental institution, who is turned into a giantess and then deals with her philandering husband and his no-good, money-grubbing floozy.
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
And that’s not including the likes of Daniel Mays, Jonathan Pryce, and, as no-good property developer Ian Ventham, David Tennant.
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James Medd,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Sep. 2025
Matt Schubert,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
With Ethan Hawke's newbie simmering against the go-for-broke finesse of Denzel Washington's very bad, no-good officer, Training Day revels in tension, with washes of blue and green augmenting scenes where Hawke is bullied into getting high.
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Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
This is going to be a horrible, terrible, no-good, very bad day.
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Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
Archie has a no-good, very-bad day, and Dylan goes to bat for her students.
—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
Released in 1958, Attack told of a wealthy heiress, fresh from a stint at a mental institution, who is turned into a giantess and then deals with her philandering husband and his no-good, money-grubbing floozy.
—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
The ordeal at Keystone gave me an up-close view of the no-good, very bad 2025-26 ski season.
—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
9 Jan. 2026
That guy – the guy on whom the Bruins pinned the interim tag before Game 4 – was the breath of fresh air helping disguise the stench of an otherwise terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad season.
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Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
30 Nov. 2025
I'mPhaedra Trethan, the terrible no-good baseball fan who was too tired to stay awake for all 18 innings of Game 3 of the World Series.
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Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
And with nary a golfer from the upstart tour within eight strokes of Round 2 leader Wyndham Clark at 7 under par, LIV’s no-good, very bad 2026 continued Friday.
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Matt Schubert,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
With Ethan Hawke's newbie simmering against the go-for-broke finesse of Denzel Washington's very bad, no-good officer, Training Day revels in tension, with washes of blue and green augmenting scenes where Hawke is bullied into getting high.
—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
David Lynch's projects, the TV series Twin Peaks and the 1984 film Dune, launched MacLachlan to stardom in the '80s, before landing the role as Fred and Barney's no-good boss Cliff Vandercave in The Flintstones.
—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
This is going to be a horrible, terrible, no-good, very bad day.
—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
Archie has a no-good, very-bad day, and Dylan goes to bat for her students.
—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
The ordeal at Keystone gave me an up-close view of the no-good, very bad 2025-26 ski season.
—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
9 Jan. 2026
Released in 1958, Attack told of a wealthy heiress, fresh from a stint at a mental institution, who is turned into a giantess and then deals with her philandering husband and his no-good, money-grubbing floozy.
—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
And that’s not including the likes of Daniel Mays, Jonathan Pryce, and, as no-good property developer Ian Ventham, David Tennant.
—
James Medd,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
And with nary a golfer from the upstart tour within eight strokes of Round 2 leader Wyndham Clark at 7 under par, LIV’s no-good, very bad 2026 continued Friday.
—
Matt Schubert,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
With Ethan Hawke's newbie simmering against the go-for-broke finesse of Denzel Washington's very bad, no-good officer, Training Day revels in tension, with washes of blue and green augmenting scenes where Hawke is bullied into getting high.
—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
This is going to be a horrible, terrible, no-good, very bad day.
—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
Archie has a no-good, very-bad day, and Dylan goes to bat for her students.
—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
Released in 1958, Attack told of a wealthy heiress, fresh from a stint at a mental institution, who is turned into a giantess and then deals with her philandering husband and his no-good, money-grubbing floozy.
—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
The ordeal at Keystone gave me an up-close view of the no-good, very bad 2025-26 ski season.
—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
9 Jan. 2026
That guy – the guy on whom the Bruins pinned the interim tag before Game 4 – was the breath of fresh air helping disguise the stench of an otherwise terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad season.
—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
30 Nov. 2025
I'mPhaedra Trethan, the terrible no-good baseball fan who was too tired to stay awake for all 18 innings of Game 3 of the World Series.
—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-good
Adjective
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The black comedy crime film is written by Niki Sheldrake and tells the story of Colin and Stanley, two good-for-nothing brothers who are faced with the repayment of their dead father’s debt to a notorious loan shark named Maggie.
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Yet later this year up to 40 healthy Australian volunteers may begin receiving infusions of the supposedly good-for-nothing molecule.
Adjective
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If Iran can still open and shut the Strait at will or charge fees on it, does that mean this agreement is worthless?
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That is compliance, and compliance is worthless in a transformation.
Noun
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The immigrant-threat frame offers a quicker villain and a simpler solution to persistent social problems such as violent crime.
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The new production will follow Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo from their comic book origins to becoming global pop culture icons, battling familiar villains along the way.
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Designed with a plunging neckline, modest bum coverage, and compressive fabric with UPF 50 sun protection, the elegant silhouette offers rich-girl vacation energy that could easily double as a bodysuit with shorts.
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For those caught unaware, the flies will also happily lay eggs in convenient openings such as the nose, mouth, ears, eyes, and even the bum, if available.
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Why This Happens To The Best Business Owners The trap does not catch the lazy or the careless.
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This cannot happen if lazy tropes around risk and governance continue to overshadow the ingenuity already present on the continent.
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Shinnecock was still a brute of a test, but the red numbers on the white scoreboard were an unfamiliar site for this course.
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These brutes commonly exceed 50 pounds.
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Gobert was chief among the beggars imploring his teammates for a shred of consistency on that end of the floor.
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Antinous later shocked the other suitors by insulting and assaulting with a footstool an elderly beggar who had spoken to him in the palace hall.
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This makes your accounts much harder to break into, even if a criminal gets control of your phone number.
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And historically, denaturalization has been reserved for the most egregious offenders, such as human rights abusers and violent criminals.
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“No-good.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-good. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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