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Recent Examples of unworthy
The use of childish internet and video-game memes to describe violence is coarse and unworthy of the men and women who go in harm’s way.
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
There should be no leaks about players who the National Football League and its 32 teams may deem unworthy of representing their shield or logo for some gray area in their scouting report.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Of course, many of these pitchers will prove to be unworthy.
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Families were broken apart by church leaders who cast out men deemed unworthy and reassigned their wives and children to others.
—Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
There should be no leaks about players who the National Football League and its 32 teams may deem unworthy of representing their shield or logo for some gray area in their scouting report.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Of course, many of these pitchers will prove to be unworthy.
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Families were broken apart by church leaders who cast out men deemed unworthy and reassigned their wives and children to others.
—Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworthy
Adjective
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To bow and scrape before this worthless outsider is beneath me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Don't think the free themes are worthless; some rival Squarespace's slick visual style.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
21 May 2026
Adjective
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This was controversial to the public, though, with many feeling that Pluto had been demoted in a dishonorable sense, unjustly kicked out of the club of astronomical objects that people actually care about.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
29 Apr. 2026
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After backing out of an agreement to trade first-round picks in 2026 and 2027 for Crosby, DeCosta was decried as dishonorable, dirty and duplicitous, especially after Baltimore signed another accomplished edge rusher, Trey Hendrickson, to a free-agent deal the following day.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The president announced the work in April during an unrelated Oval Office appearance, saying he was inspired by complaints from a friend visiting from Germany who called the pool dark and disgusting.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Seeing a game get shipped off to a foreign land for no good reason is even more disgusting.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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“Unworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworthy. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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