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| Main Entry: | nugatory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worthless |
| Synonyms: | inadequate, inconsequential, insignificant, piddling, trifling, useless |
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| Main Entry: | futile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hopeless, pointless |
| Synonyms: | abortive, barren, bootless, delusive, empty, exhausted, forlorn, fruitless, hollow, idle, impracticable, impractical, in vain, ineffective, ineffectual, insufficient, no dice, nugatory, on a treadmill, otiose, out the window, profitless, resultless, save one's breath, sterile, to no avail, to no effect, to no purpose, trifling, trivial, unavailing, unimportant, unneeded, unproductive, unprofitable, unreal, unsatisfactory, unsubstantial, unsuccessful, useless, vain, valueless, worthless |
| Antonyms: | fruitful, hopeful, productive, profitable |
| Main Entry: | ineffective/ineffectual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | weak, useless |
| Synonyms: | abortive, barren, bootless, feckless, feeble, fruitless, futile, idle, impotent, inadequate, incompetent, indecisive, inefficient, inept, inferior, innocuous, inoperative, lame, limited, nugatory, null, null and void*, paltry, powerless, spineless, unable, unavailing, unfruitful, unproductive, unprofitable, unsuccessful, vain, void, withered, worthless, anticlimactic, defeasible, forceless, inefficacious, invertebrate, neutralized |
| Antonyms: | competent, effective, effectual, efficient, powerful, strong, useful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | insignificant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not important; of no consequence |
| Synonyms: | casual, immaterial, inconsequential, infinitesimal, irrelevant, lesser, light, lightweight*, little, meager, meaningless, minimal, minor, minuscule, minute, negligible, nondescript, nonessential, nugatory, paltry, petty, pointless, scanty, secondary, senseless, small, trifling, trivial, unimportant, unsubstantial, inappreciable, inconsiderable, minim, not worth mentioning, purportless |
| Antonyms: | consequential, important, significant, substantial, valuable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | meaningless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without use, value, worth |
| Synonyms: | absurd, aimless, blank, doesn't cut it, double-talk*, doublespeak, empty, feckless, fustian, futile, good-for-nothing, hollow, hot air*, inane, inconsequential, insignificant, insubstantial, nonsensical, nothing, nugatory, pointless, purportless, purposeless, senseless, trifling, trivial, unimportant, unmeaning, unpurposed, useless, vacant, vague, vain, valueless, vapid, worthless |
| Antonyms: | meaningful, significant, useful, valuable, worthwhile |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | negative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bad, contradictory |
| Synonyms: | adverse, against, antagonistic, balky, colorless, con, contrary, counteractive, cynical, detrimental, gloomy, jaundiced, nugatory, opposing, pessimistic, removed, repugnant, unenthusiastic, unfavorable, uninterested, unwilling, weak, abrogating, annulling, anti, contravening, denying, disallowing, disavowing, dissentient, dissenting, gainsaying, impugning, invalidating, naysaying, neutralizing, nullifying, privative, recusant, refusing, rejecting, resisting, resistive, unaffirmative |
| Antonyms: | good, positive |
| Main Entry: | specious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | misleading |
| Synonyms: | apparent, captious, credible, deceptive, delusive, empty, erroneous, fallacious, false, flattering, hollow, idle, illogical, inaccurate, incorrect, likely, nugatory, ostensible, ostentatious, plausible, presumable, presumptive, pretentious, probable, seeming, sophisticated, spurious, unsound, untrue, vain, wrong, apparently right, beguiling, casuistic, colorable, sophistic, sophistical |
| Antonyms: | real, true, valid |
| Main Entry: | trifling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | insignificant, worthless |
| Synonyms: | banal, dinky*, empty, frivolous, hollow, idle, idling, inane, inconsequential, insipid, jejune, measly, minuscule, negligible, niggling*, nugatory, paltry, petty, picayune, piddling, puny, shallow, silly, slight, small, tiny, trivial, unimportant, vain, valueless, vapid, forget it, inconsiderable, loitering, no big deal, no big thing |
| Antonyms: | important, significant, useful, worthwhile |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trivial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not important |
| Synonyms: | atomic, beside the point*, commonplace, diminutive, evanescent, everyday, flimsy, frivolous, immaterial, incidental, inconsequential, insignificant, irrelevant, little, meager, mean, meaningless, microscopic, minor, minute, momentary, negligible, nonessential, nugatory, paltry, petty, piddling*, puny, scanty, skin-deep*, slight, small, superficial, trifling, trite, unimportant, valueless, vanishing, worthless, inappreciable, inconsiderable, of no account |
| Antonyms: | consequential, important, significant, useful, valuable, weighty, worthwhile |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unimportant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | of no real worth, value |
| Synonyms: | beside the point*, casual, frivolous, frothy, immaterial, inconsequential, indifferent, insignificant, irrelevant, little, meaningless, minor, minute, negligible, nonessential, nothing*, nugatory, null, paltry, petty, picayune, second-rate*, slight, trifling, trivial, unnecessary, useless, worthless, zero*, zilch*, zip*, inconsiderable, low-ranking, of no account, of no consequence, shoestring* |
| Antonyms: | big, important, relevant, serious, useful, worthwhile |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | worthless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | of no use; without value |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, abject, barren, base, bogus, cheap, contemptible, despicable, empty, futile, good-for-nothing*, ignoble, inconsequential, ineffective, ineffectual, inferior, insignificant, meaningless, mediocre, miserable, nothing, nugatory, paltry, pointless, poor, sterile, trashy, trifling, trivial, unavailing, unessential, unimportant, unproductive, unprofitable, useless, valueless, waste, wretched, counterproductive, inutile, no-account, no-good, profitless, unusable |
| Antonyms: | valuable, worthwhile, worthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ineffective |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | useless |
| Synonyms: | abortive, barren, bootless, emasculate, feckless, feeble, fruitless, futile, idle, impotent, inadequate, incompetent, indecisive, ineffectual, inefficient, inept, inferior, innocuous, inoperative, lame, limited, nugatory, null, paltry, powerless, spineless, unable, unavailable, unavailing, unfruitful, unproductive, unprofitable, unsuccessful, vain, void, withered, worthless, anticlimactic, defeasible, forceless, inefficacious, neutralized, no go, no way, not effective, slack-spined |
| Notes: | ineffectual refers to a general or habitual lack of success in the carrying out of one's projects; ineffective refers to a specific or definite failure to perform a task or accomplish a purpose |
| Antonyms: | effective |
| Main Entry: | invalid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worthless; unfounded |
| Synonyms: | bad, baseless, fallacious, false, illogical, inoperative, irrational, mad, nugatory, null, null and void*, unreasonable, unscientific, unsound, untrue, void, wrong, ill-founded, not binding, not working, reasonless, sophistic, unreasoned |
| Antonyms: | sound, valid, worthwhile, worthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | empty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fruitless, ineffective |
| Synonyms: | aimless, banal, barren, cheap, dead, deadpan, devoid, dishonest, dumb, expressionless, fatuous, flat, frivolous, futile, hollow, idle, ignorant, inane, ineffectual, inexpressive, insincere, insipid, jejune, meaningless, nugatory, otiose, paltry, petty, purposeless, senseless, silly, trivial, unintelligent, unreal, unsatisfactory, unsubstantial, vacuous, vain, valueless, vapid, worthless |
| Antonyms: | abundant, copious, effective, fruitful, productive, sufficient |
| Main Entry: | vain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | futile, useless |
| Synonyms: | abortive, barren, bootless, delusive, empty, frivolous, fruitless, hollow, idle, insignificant, misleading, nugatory, otiose, paltry, petty, pointless, puny, senseless, shuck, slight, sterile, trifling, trivial, unavailing, unimportant, unproductive, unprofitable, valueless, void, worthless, delusory, going nowhere, in vicious circle, inefficacious, no-win, not a prayer, on a treadmill, profitless, time-wasting, unnotable |
| Antonyms: | possible |
| Main Entry: | void |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nullified, meaningless |
| Synonyms: | bad, dead, fruitless, ineffective, ineffectual, inoperative, invalid, nugatory, null, null and void, sterile, unfruitful, unsuccessful, useless, vain, worthless, avoided, forceless, negated, not viable, set aside, unconfirmed, unenforceable, unratified, unsanctioned, voided |
| Antonyms: | full, meaningful, valid |
| Main Entry: | hollow |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | meaningless |
| Synonyms: | empty, fruitless, futile, idle, nugatory, otiose, pointless, specious, unavailing, useless, vain, worthless |
| Antonyms: | earnest, meaningful, sincere, substantial |
| Main Entry: | idle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worthless, ineffective |
| Synonyms: | abortive, bootless, empty, frivolous, fruitless, futile, groundless, hollow, insignificant, irrelevant, nugatory, otiose, pointless, rambling, superficial, trivial, unavailing, unnecessary, unproductive, unsuccessful, useless, vain, not serious, of no avail, unhelpful |
| Antonyms: | effective, important, productive, worthwhile |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | valuation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
appraised, depreciated, depreciating, nugatory, overestimated, oversensitive, pretentious, trumpery, unprized, unvalued
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