WORTHINESS Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

worthiness

noun

Definition of worthiness

as in value

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Recent Examples of worthiness City finished 17 points behind Chelsea when Chelsea won their most recent title, and maybe after a while that inculcates a sense of shakiness, or not-quite-worthiness. — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 The Irish entered this season pledging to leave no doubt about their College Football Playoff worthiness after getting left out of the field last year despite winning their last 10 regular-season games by double-digit margins. — ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026 Daniela has killed a man for the crime of not being her Jason, but rather another Jason whose personal history and worthiness align with his almost completely. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026 Chris Hemsworth’s thunder god enters the MCU with an adventure that kicks him out of Asgard to spend time on Earth to figure out his worthiness. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 Sure, the novel is 100 years old, but its swoon-worthiness is evergreen. — Air Mail, 18 July 2026 Suffice to say, Sacramento has a lot going for it and its worthiness of MLB is real. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026 But such reckless threats by the mayor still caused the rating agencies of Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch to take notice and issue warnings about the city’s credit worthiness. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026 The Spinblitz team created their list of the best spots for flower tourism by looking at factors including the popularity of the destination, flower vibrancy, photo-worthiness, and reviews. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026

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Noun

Contrary to the traditional labor theory of value, which calculates the value of a good or service through the amount of labor required to produce it, Poliks and Trillo posit latency and delay to be the true sources of value.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
While such gifts can help to reinforce certain values, Pennington says that is not the only reason more people are choosing not to wait until after they’re gone to give away money.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of value

Noun

By the middle of 2025, there were at least $188 trillion worth of bonds outstanding, according to the Bank for International Settlements.

— Robin Wigglesworth, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
The ban amounts to barely a ripple in $880 billion worth of annual two-way trade between the two northern neighbors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of worth

Noun

These dangerous illnesses are all completely preventable and serve as a reminder of the importance of proper vaccines to protect the health of our families and children.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
In 2021, the Association of National Advertisers counted 39 media KPIs in use among its members, and found only five ranking in the top dozen for both importance and actual use.

— Tony Gonzalez, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of importance

Noun

Carrey rose to fame doing comedy films throughout the 1990s and has continued acting, despite his attempts to retire.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
But through a bit of TV fame, and Ramsay’s signature yelling, ranting, exasperation and, in the end, brotherly wisdom, perhaps its restaurant dreams can come true.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of fame

Noun

Timothy Westlake, who was nominated to serve as assistant secretary for mental health and substance use at the Department of Health and Human Services, was also advanced out of committee on the same en bloc vote.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
Others who express hesitation or opposition to bans often cite the risk of sending people who are dependent on 7-OH into withdrawal, and potentially leading them to other, more dangerous substances.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of substance

Noun

Official documents show Hitler – who was gaining prominence but had not yet seized power in Germany – had already left Munich for Nuremberg the previous afternoon, a timeline that would prove that he could not have been involved in her death.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2026
Fisher, who rose to prominence in the 1970s as Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, died in 2016 after a medical incident on an airplane.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of prominence

Noun

The organizations that treat documentation with the same seriousness as the investigation itself can end up in a stronger position, whatever the outcome.

— Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
The name of the collection parodies the seriousness of the museum, even as the collection itself is the kind of thing that has traditionally gotten scant attention within actual institutions.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of seriousness

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