worthless

Meaning

Having no worth or use; without value.

Opposite of

precious, useful, valuable, worthful, worthy

Synonyms

useless

valueless

good-for-nothing

bad

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cheap

paltry

despicable

trashy

mean

contemptible

unworthy

vile

trifling

good for nothing

rotten

insignificant

wretched

shiftless

trivial

vain

stupid

waste

meaningless

low

inferior

chaffy

unnecessary

ugly

slimy

unimportant

pointless

poor

naughty

empty

idle

dirty

unserviceable

unprofitable

unusable

trash

futile

petty

frivolous

piddling

no-good

pitiful

negligible

nugatory

needless

lousy

Translations

vaurien

wertlos

sans valeur

senza valore

waardeloos

değersiz

inutile

sin valor

inútil

nietswaardig

despreciable

τιποτένιος

voos

nul

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwɝθləs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *worthles

Inherited from Old English: weorþlēas

Cognate with Dutch: waardeloos

Cognate with German: wertlos

Cognate with Swedish: värdelös

In summary

From Middle English *worthles, from Old English weorþlēas (“worthless”), equivalent to worth + -less. Cognate with Dutch waardeloos (“worthless”), German wertlos (“worthless”), Swedish värdelös (“worthless”).