Thesaurus:worthless

Thesaurus

worthless

English

Adjective

Sense: having no worth or value

Synonyms

• worthless
• valueless
• wutless
• good-for-naught
• good-for-nothing
• not worth a damn
• not worth a dime
• not worth a plug nickel
• not worth a brass farthing
• not worth a cent
• not worth a cress
• not worth a curse
• not worth a Continental
• not worth a farthing
• not worth a nickel
• not worth a penny
• not worth salt
• not worth a whistle
• of no value
• worth nothing

Antonyms

• valuable    [⇒ thesaurus]
• precious
• invaluable
• priceless

Various

Of little value

• low-value
• almost worthless
• nearly worthless
• next to worthless
• near-worthless
• of little value
• of very little value
• of low value

Other near-synonyms

• useless
• unhelpful
• cheap
• a dime a dozen
• ten a penny
• low-grade
• low-quality    [⇒ thesaurus]
• junk    [⇒ thesaurus]
• junky
• unnecessary
• futile    [⇒ thesaurus]
• pointless
• meaningless
• insignificant    [⇒ thesaurus]
• unusable
• unprofitable
• barren
• not worth the paper it is printed on

Near-antonyms or non-polar antonyms

• better than nothing

Related concepts - abstract

• worth
• value    [⇒ thesaurus]
• price
• use
• utility    [⇒ thesaurus]
• benefit
• profit
• quality
• excellence

Related concepts - concrete

• trash    [⇒ thesaurus]
• trifle    [⇒ thesaurus]
• worthless person    [⇒ thesaurus]

Related phrases

• that and a nickel will buy you a cup of coffee

See also

• Appendix:Roget MICRA thesaurus/Class V § 812b. Worthlessness

Further reading

• “worthless” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
• not worth a * at Google Ngram Viewer
• of * value,of * worth at Google Ngram Viewer