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good-for-nothing
noun as in lazy, unreliable person
adjective as in useless, worthless
Strong match
adjective as in inferior
adjective as in meaningless
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adjective as in purposeless
adjective as in shiftless
adjective as in trashy
adjective as in unworthy
Strongest matches
adjective as in useless
Strongest matches
adjective as in worthless
Strongest matches
adjective as in inutile
Weak matches
- abortive
- bootless
- counterproductive
- disadvantageous
- dysfunctional
- expendable
- feckless
- fruitless
- futile
- hopeless
- idle
- impracticable
- impractical
- incompetent
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- inept
- inoperative
- meaningless
- no good
- nonfunctional
- of no use
- pointless
- profitless
- purposeless
- scrap
- stupid
- unavailable
- unavailing
- unfunctional
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unpurposed
- unusable
- unusuable
- unworkable
- vain
- valueless
- waste
- weak
- worthless
adjective as in low-grade
adjective as in low-quality
adjective as in no-account
Weak matches
- abandoned
- abject
- bogus
- cheap
- contemptible
- counterproductive
- despicable
- drossy
- futile
- ignoble
- inconsequential
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- insignificant
- inutile
- meaningless
- mediocre
- miserable
- no-good
- nugatory
- paltry
- pointless
- profitless
- sterile
- trashy
- trivial
- unavailing
- unessential
- unimportant
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unusable
- useless
- valueless
- wretched
adjective as in no-good
Weak matches
- abandoned
- abject
- barren
- base
- bogus
- cheap
- contemptible
- counterproductive
- despicable
- drossy
- empty
- futile
- ignoble
- inconsequential
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- inferior
- insignificant
- inutile
- meaningless
- mediocre
- miserable
- no-account
- nothing
- nugatory
- paltry
- pointless
- poor
- profitless
- sterile
- trashy
- trifling
- trivial
- unavailing
- unessential
- unimportant
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unusable
- useless
- valueless
- waste
- wretched
adjective as in second-class
adjective as in unusable
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adjective as in feckless
noun as in loafer
noun as in profligate
noun as in rascal
Strong matches
Weak matches
noun as in scoundrel
noun as in shirker
noun as in slacker
noun as in fainéant
noun as in layabout
noun as in lazybones
noun as in cur
noun as in do-nothing
noun as in failure
noun as in good-for-nothing
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Example Sentences
The kid says, "That guide book is written by a bunch of lazy, good-for-nothing Indian beggars."
I hope she will not turn good-for-nothing this ever so long.
With a penniless, out-at-elbows, good-for-nothing, you mean?
Well, you're a coward, a good-for-nothing coward, and so is your big brother.
I never saw such a little awkward, good-for-nothing pair of hands.
Kitho means “that insignificant one,” and karishtiditore means “good-for-nothing fellow.”
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On this page you'll find 947 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to good for nothing, such as: indifferent, lousy, mediocre, substandard, average, and bad.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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