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be worthless

VERB

wear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rub

STRONG

abrade chafe consume crumble decay decline decrease deteriorate diminish drain dwindle erode exhaust fade fatigue fray gall graze grind impair jade overuse overwork scrape scuff shrink tax tire waste weary weather

WEAK

become threadbare become worn cut down go to seed scrape off use up wash away wear out wear thin

Antonyms

STRONG

activate build construct develop energize enlarge enliven expand extend grow improve increase invigorate make happy refresh save strengthen

WEAK

cheer delight disrobe freshen please rebuild refuse reject take off

Example Sentences

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This week, Anthropic sparked widespread panic by suggesting some of the investments could be worthless.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Sir Alan said promises that compensation schemes would be "non-legalistic" had turned out to be "worthless".

From BBC • May 25, 2025

Roman said she was told if she wanted to keep the potentially six-figures ball, the Dodgers would not authenticate it and the ball would be worthless.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2024

And if a retail store closes or goes bankrupt, a gift card could be worthless.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2023

But if cells were contaminated or mislabeled in research that was cell-specific —as much research was —the results would be worthless.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

be worthless

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