as in empty
having no usefulness
that expensive toy is worthless now that it's broken
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Recent Examples of worthless
Instead, Marks was almost worthless in fantasy while Chubb salvaged his day with a long TD jaunt.
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Michael Salfino, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The current discount rate means that the government views the long-term future of humanity as not metaphorically but literally worthless.
—Geoff Mann, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025
But these glasses are worthless without a mobile phone.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Then, the company would have to prove that its investments have been made largely worthless because of tariffs.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Michael Salfino, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The current discount rate means that the government views the long-term future of humanity as not metaphorically but literally worthless.
—Geoff Mann, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025
But these glasses are worthless without a mobile phone.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Then, the company would have to prove that its investments have been made largely worthless because of tariffs.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worthless
Adjective
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Demi would love it if Tim didn’t leave quite so many empty zero-sugar soda cans around the home.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
3 Nov. 2025
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By virtue of their relative scarcity—there have been eight empty-the-tank outings since the century began—every Game 7 is an unqualified treat, but the Dodgers’ clinch was one for the ages.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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With the shutdown, people who would've come in to shop are opting to stay home or do something cheaper, according to him.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Oct. 2025
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For decades, candy corn was thought of as a cheap, year-round candy all children could enjoy.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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As Kikuo’s mentor and Shunsuke’s father, Watanabe brings gravitas to a character no less flawed, and just as persuasive.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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The survey polled 16,946 Americans, who self-reported their height and weight, then Gallup relied on body mass index (BMI) calculations — the historically flawed measurement traditionally used by medical professionals to determine healthy weight ranges — to determine who qualified as obese.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Resnick speaks on behalf of seething, antisocial comedians everywhere, explaining and dismissing his quirks with lots of memories childhood, such as a horrible, no-good, very bad Easter egg hunt.—
Brian Boone,
Vulture,
18 June 2025
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Watch my video discussion of these shows below: What were your least-favorite, no-good, terrible TV shows of 2024?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Yet the efforts so far have been in vain.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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The first-half goal from Danish forward Mikael Uhre was enough to take the Union to a 20th win of the campaign and an insurmountable 66 points, meaning Inter Miami’s 4-1 win over the New England Revolution was in vain.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Worthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worthless. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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