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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The media presented her as someone who thought of herself as a burden and of her life as worthless.
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
Ukrainian officials say past agreements with the Kremlin were worthless, pointing to 2014 and 2015 pacts Russia signed after invading and illegally annexing Crimea but then broke with its February 2022 full invasion.
—Samya Kullab and Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
But days before his inauguration, Trump shocked many of his crypto supporters by peddling a digital token known as a meme coin, a functionally worthless asset that trades on hype and are a go-to vehicle for scams known as rug pulls.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
The first necessary step must be to recall these two worthless political hacks.
—Ryan Smith, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
Ukrainian officials say past agreements with the Kremlin were worthless, pointing to 2014 and 2015 pacts Russia signed after invading and illegally annexing Crimea but then broke with its February 2022 full invasion.
—Samya Kullab and Emma Burrows, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
But days before his inauguration, Trump shocked many of his crypto supporters by peddling a digital token known as a meme coin, a functionally worthless asset that trades on hype and are a go-to vehicle for scams known as rug pulls.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
The first necessary step must be to recall these two worthless political hacks.
—Ryan Smith, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Worthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worthless. Accessed 5 Feb. 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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