WORTHWHILE Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

worthwhile

adjective

Definition of worthwhile next

as in worthy

having worth or value a worthwhile investment The money is for a worthwhile cause. The trip was worthwhile.

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Recent Examples of worthwhile At the time, that seemed like a worthwhile plan—make money! —

Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 22 May 2026 How to style cowboy boots with shorts—one of the more wearable ways to embrace the Western trend happening right now—is a worthwhile question. —

René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 20 May 2026 And the results were worthwhile to say the least. —

Miami Herald, 20 May 2026 So if this halftime show supports worthwhile causes and doesn’t really impact the game itself, then why not? —

Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for worthwhile

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worthy

Adjective

The Glow Getter Multi-Oil Hydrating Body Wash From the same line as the body cream Bieber and Moore use, the Glow Getter Multi-Oil Hydrating Body Wash is worthy of a spot in your beauty routine.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 28 May 2026
Amanita and Sotheby’s both seem to present fossils less as scientific artifacts than as aesthetic objects worthy of gallery walls and collector interest.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 May 2026