as in empty
having no usefulness
that expensive toy is worthless now that it's broken
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Recent Examples of worthless
Loyalty points may be worthless Clint Henderson, a travel expert with The Points Guy, said many Spirit Airlines customers could see the value of their loyalty points vanish, with little chance of recovering them.
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 2 May 2026
While the players who spent thousands of dollars on Legacy land plots still technically control the associated NFTs, those crypto tokens are practically worthless without an active game to monetize them.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
The joke implies that Timur, stripped of all the trappings of power and authority, is essentially worthless.
—Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
If Zaslav couldn’t get the stock price higher than $10 within five years, his options would ultimately be worthless.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for worthless
Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 2 May 2026
While the players who spent thousands of dollars on Legacy land plots still technically control the associated NFTs, those crypto tokens are practically worthless without an active game to monetize them.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
The joke implies that Timur, stripped of all the trappings of power and authority, is essentially worthless.
—Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
If Zaslav couldn’t get the stock price higher than $10 within five years, his options would ultimately be worthless.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worthless
Adjective
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The riskiest habit is preheating an empty nonstick pan on high heat.—
Ryan Brennan
June 2,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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The dog paces to and fro, hackles bristling, snapping at the empty air, its head turning one way, then the other, as if aware of invisible foes in the valley around them.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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Strained by tighter budgets and product price increases, more shoppers are willing to ditch their favorite brand for a cheaper alternative, a new study finds.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The simpler, cheaper, more snow-friendly autonomous driving hardware is welcome, too.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Like the friendships at its core, The Four Seasons is funny, flawed, and occasionally heartbreaking.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The rank-and-file lawmakers don’t have to roll over and accept this badly flawed budget.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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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
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This is going to be a horrible, terrible, no-good, very bad day.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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Three Knights pitchers tried in vain as the Bruins diced up the diamond even though UCF walked UCLA and NCAA home-run leader Megan Grant three times.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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The fact that the highlight of Henri’s wartime experience seems to be the moment Petain arrives in Limoges for a parade, only to shun him during a meet-and-greet afterwards, reveals to what extent all his efforts were in vain.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
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“Worthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worthless. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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