UNWORTHY Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

unworthy

adjective

Definition of unworthy

as in worthless

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Recent Examples of unworthy In casting a figure who could embody an industry, a medium, a bulwark against unworthy encroachers and invaders, Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow brought in Burrows as the most believable person possible. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026 Complaints that the host stadiums, places like Los Angeles Stadium, Boston Stadium or Seattle Stadium would somehow prove unworthy of hosting World Cup matches. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026 Instead of putting a new painting in the spot where James’s portrait had been, the Pentagon kept the space empty, leaving employees with the impression that, in spite of his many achievements, the new administration viewed the general as a symbol of unearned advancement, unworthy of recognition. — Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026 Ben chose to stay behind, feeling unworthy of doing so just yet. — Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unworthy

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Adjective

And since Jace’s death, she’s treated Baela as nothing more than a defective surveillance drone — a worthless piece of tech that never spots Vhagar.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
But trying to convince anybody of anything is completely worthless.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of worthless

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Connecticut has an association with witchcraft that’s as long and dishonorable as anything that happened in Massachusetts.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
Finally, a dishonorable mention of Matthew Tkachuk’s slew foot that took Mark Scheifele out of the 2020 playoff qualifying round.

— Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of dishonorable

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To interrogate Fauci now, for absolutely no coherent reason and completely without sense, is shameful and disgusting.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
The left's most hated author — JK Rowling — has dropped the hammer on the disgusting things that took place at the Indiana Fever-Seattle Storm game earlier this week.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of disgusting

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