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worthless
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adjective
adjective: worthless
having no real value or use.
"that promise is worthless"
Similar:
valueless
of little/no value
of little/no worth
without value
of little/no financial value
meritless
trashy
paltry
(of) poor quality
(of) low quality
inferior
second-rate
third-rate
low-grade
cheap
cheap and nasty
shoddy
tawdry
gimcrack
crummy
rubbishy
two a penny
ten a penny
twopenny-halfpenny
nickel-and-dime
useless
no use
of no benefit
to no avail
futile
ineffective
ineffectual
fruitless
unproductive
unavailing
pointless
nugatory
inadequate
deficient
defective
unsatisfactory
meaningless
senseless
insubstantial
empty
hollow
silly
banal
trifling
petty
inconsequential
pathetic
piddling
a dead loss
bootless
unfructuous
Opposite:
valuable
precious
useful
(of a person) having no good qualities; deserving contempt.
"Joan had been deserted by a worthless husband"
Similar:
good-for-nothing
ne'er-do-well
useless
despicable
contemptible
base
low
vile
abject
debased
degraded
ignominious
mean
corrupt
villainous
depraved
degenerate
wretched
miserable
sorry
shiftless
feckless
incompetent
no-good
no-account
lousy
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