adj

worthless

WURTH-luhs

adj

Having no value or use.

"The old currency became worthless overnight after the crash."

"He felt worthless after losing his job."

How to Use Worthless

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishOf no value at all — either an object or, describing a person's feelings, a sense of having no value.

Common pairings

feel worthless worthless piece of junk

more worthless comparative, worthlesser comparative, most worthless superlative, worthlessest superlative

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The old currency became _____ overnight after the crash.

From Old English weorþlēas, literally "worth-less."

valuable precious priceless

absurd important valuable excellent total funny pretentious precious

valuable precious priceless absurd important excellent total funny pretentious