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no-account

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of no-account

1 having no ambition, success, or value to society
  • only heard from his no-account relatives when they wanted a handout
Synonyms of no-account

good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well, no-good
Words Related to no-account

idle, indolent, lazy, shiftless, slothful, unambitious

useless, worthless
Near Antonyms of no-account

ambitious, diligent, enterprising, industrious
2 so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention
  • some miscellaneous no-account expenses that we simply paid for with our own pocket money
Synonyms of no-account

chicken, de minimis, footling, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, measly, Mickey Mouse, minute, negligible, niggling, nominal, paltry, peanut, petty, picayune, piddling, piddly, piffling, pimping, slight, trifling, trivial
Words Related to no-account

inferior, mean

imperceptible, inappreciable

little, puny, tiny

hairsplitting, nitpicking, pettifogging, quibbling

one-horse, small-fry, two-bit
Near Antonyms of no-account

serious, substantial, weighty

eventful, momentous, pivotal

conspicuous, noteworthy, outstanding, prominent, remarkable, striking

appreciable, discernible (also discernable), measurable
Antonyms of no-account

big, consequential, considerable, important, material, significant

no-account

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of no-account

an idle worthless person
  • claims that every last one of his in-laws is a nerveless no-account
Synonyms of no-account

bum, derelict, do-nothing, good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well, no-good, no-goodnik, slacker, vagrant
Words Related to no-account

hobo, sundowner [Australian], tramp, vagabond

drifter, roamer, transient

beggar, panhandler

dodger, goldbrick, shirker

gamine, ragamuffin, urchin, waif

drone, idler, lazybones, loafer, slouch, slug, sluggard

down-and-out (or down-and-outer), indigent, pauper
Near Antonyms of no-account

success, winner

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