worthless

Other forms of worthless

comparative

worthlesser·

superlative

worthlessest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about worthless

What does worthless mean?

worthless means "lacking in usefulness or value". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in worthless?

worthless has 2 syllables: worth-less. The stress falls on "worth". In IPA it is /ˈwɝθləs/.

What is another word for worthless?

Close synonyms include despicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of worthless?

The recorded antonyms are valuable.

Is worthless a common word?

worthless is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.