as in empty
having no usefulness
that expensive toy is worthless now that it's broken
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Recent Examples of worthless
While the players who spent thousands of dollars on Legacy land plots still technically control the associated NFTs, those crypto tokens are practically worthless without an active game to monetize them.
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ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
The joke implies that Timur, stripped of all the trappings of power and authority, is essentially worthless.
—Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
If Zaslav couldn’t get the stock price higher than $10 within five years, his options would ultimately be worthless.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
This does nothing to help onboard new VGC players, who are now more likely to pick a worthless item that puts them at a disadvantage.
—Kallie Plagge, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for worthless
ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
The joke implies that Timur, stripped of all the trappings of power and authority, is essentially worthless.
—Perin Gürel, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
If Zaslav couldn’t get the stock price higher than $10 within five years, his options would ultimately be worthless.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
This does nothing to help onboard new VGC players, who are now more likely to pick a worthless item that puts them at a disadvantage.
—Kallie Plagge, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for worthless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worthless
Adjective
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In downtown, offices sit empty and countless retail storefronts are boarded up.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
26 May 2026
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Russian MoD via Telegram A video on social media shows a Russian interceptor closing in on a white stork – until the bird executes a sharp roll maneuver, leaving the drone chasing empty space (h/t to Andrew Perpetua for spotting this one).—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Strained by tighter budgets and product price increases, more shoppers are willing to ditch their favorite brand for a cheaper alternative, a new study finds.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The simpler, cheaper, more snow-friendly autonomous driving hardware is welcome, too.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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When the Hawks’ season ended last month, following an unfathomable 51-point loss to the Knicks in Game 6 of the first-round Eastern Conference series, the prevailing notion seemed to be that the Hawks were fatally flawed.—
Lauren Williams,
AJC.com,
23 May 2026
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This approach is fundamentally flawed.—
Joel Scutchfield,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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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
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Three Knights pitchers tried in vain as the Bruins diced up the diamond even though UCF walked UCLA and NCAA home-run leader Megan Grant three times.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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The fact that the highlight of Henri’s wartime experience seems to be the moment Petain arrives in Limoges for a parade, only to shun him during a meet-and-greet afterwards, reveals to what extent all his efforts were in vain.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
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“Worthless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worthless. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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