Definitions

no-good

[noh-good, noh-good] / ˈnoʊˈgʊd, ˈnoʊˌgʊd /

ADJECTIVE

worthless

Synonyms

WEAK

abandoned abject barren base bogus cheap contemptible counterproductive despicable drossy empty futile good-for-nothing 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

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no-good

Except she was wrong — because besides the totally, horrible, no-good, rotten ending — the show was PERFECT!

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2023

If you believe you are a terrible, no-good parent, you are not going to feel confident in your parenting skills and will be unmotivated to improve them.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2022

Waking up in a Holiday Inn to your mother’s declaration that she was divorcing your no-good father.

From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2022

Sorkin aside, some queer performers came out okay, on some level, in the terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad year that was 2021.

From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2021

I push past the shoe boxes full of dream books and no-good lottery tickets and fabric scraps, and go for the one marked with my dad’s name—Gregory.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake

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