worthless
adjective
worth·less
ˈwərth-ləs 
2
: contemptible, despicable
a worthless criminal
worthlessly
adverb
worthlessness
noun
Examples of worthless in a Sentence
The boots may be nice, but they're worthless if they don't fit you.
She's depressed and believes that she's worthless.
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What this means isn’t that this music is cheap or worthless.
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Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
So restricted in scope as to be nearly worthless and thus is rarely utilized.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
For much of her life, Catherine Raven felt worthless.
—Alexandra Alter, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1983 drama is set in a cutthroat Chicago real estate office where four salespeople compete to sell mostly worthless properties to unwitting customers.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
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Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
So restricted in scope as to be nearly worthless and thus is rarely utilized.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
For much of her life, Catherine Raven felt worthless.
—Alexandra Alter, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1983 drama is set in a cutthroat Chicago real estate office where four salespeople compete to sell mostly worthless properties to unwitting customers.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for worthless
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“Worthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worthless. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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worthless
adjective
worth·less
ˈwərth-ləs
2
: deserving of hatred or pity
a worthless coward
worthlessly
adverb
worthlessness
noun
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