VALUELESS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

valueless

adjective

Definition of valueless

as in worthless

having no usefulness a fish that was once regarded as valueless and routinely thrown away by fishermen

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But there is an enormous difference between asking your allies to shoulder more responsibility and telling them that your promise to defend them might be worthless.

— Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Mild unease gave way to statements about being worthless, unloved, and a failure.

— Shae Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of worthless

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None of the ballistic missiles that slammed Kyiv overnight into Thursday were intercepted – an indicator that Patriot stocks are still empty or critically low.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Phishing email and empty ring boxes Vardon’s article was primarily about how Knicks assistant coaches did not get rings on Tuesday when the team raised its first league championship banner since 1973.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

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