as in empty
having no usefulness
that expensive toy is worthless now that it's broken
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Recent Examples of worthless
That essence of the girl who feels worthless and fears she’ll be found out by everyone still exists in Yasmin in Season 4.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 June 2026
Don't think the free themes are worthless; some rival Squarespace's slick visual style.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 21 May 2026
Of course, there's a flip side to that, the investors who bought those worthless options.
—Oliver Renick, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Yet for the people creating it—all of us—this data has become functionally worthless.
—Alice Xiang, Time, 6 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for worthless
Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 June 2026
Don't think the free themes are worthless; some rival Squarespace's slick visual style.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 21 May 2026
Of course, there's a flip side to that, the investors who bought those worthless options.
—Oliver Renick, CNBC, 18 May 2026
Yet for the people creating it—all of us—this data has become functionally worthless.
—Alice Xiang, Time, 6 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for worthless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worthless
Adjective
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Vines have grown through the fence and barbed wire surrounding a tall art deco building in this city’s downtown, and cigarette holders and empty food tins litter the tall weeds.—
Susan Svrluga,
Washington Post,
24 June 2026
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Inside, there’s an empty dining room.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
Adjective
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The pricier piece is often the cheaper one to own.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
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That marks a shift from an older data-center playbook built around cheap land, fiber access and tax incentives, with power planning often becoming a constraint later in the process.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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When an audience member posed a hypothetical choice between a flawed but distinctive film and a polished but unremarkable one, Leung said either would do, arguing that cinema’s goal was sincerity, in performance or in a director’s expression, rather than polish.—
Jenny S. Li,
Variety,
20 June 2026
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By the time the tournament reached Argentina four years later, though, the Dutch were not quite the slick — if defensively-flawed — outfit that played in 1974.—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
20 June 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
Adjective
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Tristan Peters made a vain dive for the ball, which got past him and allowed both baserunners to score.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
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Sending him out to sell a vague agreement with Iran is unlikely to win over the hawks who wonder why Tehran is getting off so lightly and whether the war was in vain.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
17 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Worthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worthless. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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