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| 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: | abject |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hopeless and downtrodden |
| Synonyms: | base, contemptible, degraded, dejected, deplorable, dishonorable, fawning, forlorn, groveling, hangdog, humiliated, low, miserable, outcast, servile, submissive, worthless, wretched, pitiable |
| Antonyms: | commendable, exalted, excellent, magnificent, noble, proud, worthy |
| Main Entry: | abortive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | failing to achieve a goal |
| Synonyms: | failing, fruitless, futile, ineffective, ineffectual, unavailing, unproductive, unsuccessful, useless, vain, worthless, failed, miscarried |
| Antonyms: | complete, effectual, efficient, fruitful, productive, successful, consummated |
| Main Entry: | base |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vulgar, low |
| Synonyms: | abject, abominable, cheap, coarse, common, contemptible, corrupt, depraved, despicable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, foul, humble, ignoble, immoral, indelicate, loathsome, lowly, mean, menial, offensive, paltry, pitiful, plebeian, poor, scandalous, servile, shameful, shoddy, sleazy, sordid, sorry, squalid, trashy, ugly, unworthy, vile, worthless, wretched, grovelling |
| Antonyms: | good, honest, moral, noble |
| Main Entry: | contemptible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | despicable, shameful |
| Synonyms: | abhorrent, abject, abominable, bad, base, beggarly, cheap, crass, degenerate, detestable, dirty, disgusting, hateful, heel, ignoble, ignominious, inferior, low, lowest, mean, odious, outcast, paltry, pitiful, poor, sad, shabby, sordid, sorry*, unworthy, vile, worthless, wretched, currish, despisable, low-down*, pitiable, scummy, scurvy, swinish |
| Notes: | contemptible means deserving contempt, while contemptuous means bestowing contempt; the first sense of contemptuous was 'despising law and order' |
| Antonyms: | admirable, good, honorable, loved, respectable, worthy, admired |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cowardly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fearful |
| Synonyms: | afraid, anxious, apprehensive, backward, base, caitiff, craven, dastardly, diffident, fainthearted, frightened, gutless, jittery, lily-livered*, nervous, paper tiger*, pusillanimous, recreant, retiring, scared, shrinking, shy, soft*, spineless*, timid, timorous, weak, worthless, yellow*, chicken-hearted, cowering, cowhearted, dismayed, having the willies, lacking courage, no guts, panicky, pigeonhearted, running scared, weak-kneed, yellow-bellied |
| Antonyms: | bold, brave, courageous, daring, dauntless, unafraid, undaunted, unfearful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | crappy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | poor |
| Synonyms: | cheap, inferior, lousy, shoddy, trashy, useless, worthless, junky, sub-par |
| Main Entry: | crummy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lousy |
| Synonyms: | cheap, contemptible, crappy*, inferior, miserable, pathetic, poor, rotten, second-rate, shabby, useless, worthless, grotty, sub-par, third-rate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | despicable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hateful; beyond contempt |
| Synonyms: | abject, awful, base, beastly, cheap, contemptible, degrading, detestable, dirty, disgraceful, disreputable, down, ignominious, infamous, insignificant, loathsome, low, mean, pitiful, reprehensible, shameful, slimy*, sordid, vile, worthless, wretched, low-life, no-good |
| Antonyms: | desirous, honorable, respectable, virtuous, worthy, likeable, loveable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | feckless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without purpose |
| Synonyms: | aimless, carefree, careless, feeble, fustian, futile, good-for-nothing*, hopeless, incautious, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, irresponsible, meaningless, reckless, shiftless, useless, weak, wild, worthless, uncareful |
| Antonyms: | competent, effective, effectual, efficient, purposeful, responsible, strong, useful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | inane |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stupid |
| Synonyms: | absurd, asinine, daft, empty, fatuous, flat, foolish, frivolous, futile, harebrained*, idiotic, illogical, innocuous, insipid, jejune, laughable, meaningless, mindless, pointless, puerile, ridiculous, sappy*, senseless, silly, trifling, unintelligent, vacant, vacuous, vain, vapid, weak, wishy-washy*, worthless, imbecilic |
| Antonyms: | bright, intelligent, smart |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inconsequential/inconsiderable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | of no significance |
| Synonyms: | casual, dinky*, exiguous, immaterial, inadequate, insignificant, insufficient, light, little, measly, minor, negligible, paltry, petty, picayune, puny, runt, scanty, skimpy, small, small-time*, trifling, trivial, two-bit*, unimportant, worthless, entry-level, inappreciable, inconsequent, shoestring*, small potatoes, unconsidered, wimpy |
| Antonyms: | consequential, considerable, important, significant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | lightweight |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inconsequential |
| Synonyms: | failing, foolish, incompetent, insignificant, paltry, petty, slight, trifling, trivial, unimportant, worthless, featherweight, imponderous, of no account, weightless |
| Antonyms: | big, consequential, important, major, heavyweight |
| 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: | measly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | skimpy |
| Synonyms: | beggarly, contemptible, insignificant, meager, mean, miserable, miserly, niggling*, paltry, pathetic, petty, picayune, piddling*, pitiful, poor, puny, scanty, stingy, trifling, trivial, ungenerous, unimportant, valueless, worthless |
| Antonyms: | abundant, plenty, proficient, satisfactory, sufficient |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | null |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ineffectual, valueless |
| Synonyms: | absent, bad, barren, imaginary, ineffective, inoperative, invalid, negative, nonexistent, nothing, null and void*, powerless, unavailing, unreal, useless, vain, void, worthless, characterless, inefficacious, unsanctioned |
| Antonyms: | effective, effectual, valid, valuable, worthwhile, worthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pathetic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sad, affecting |
| Synonyms: | deplorable, distressing, feeble, heartbreaking, heartrending*, inadequate, lamentable, meager, melting, miserable, moving, paltry, petty, piteous, pitiful, plaintive, poignant, poor, puny, rueful, sorry*, tender, touching, useless, woeful, worthless, wretched, commiserable, pitiable |
| Antonyms: | cheerful, happy, useful, worthwhile |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | piddling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | insignificant |
| Synonyms: | little, measly*, niggling*, paltry, peanut*, petty, picayune, puny, trifling, trivial, unimportant, useless, worthless, derisory, pettifogging |
| Antonyms: | important, major, significant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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