worthy

[wur-thee] / ˈwɜr ði /

ADJECTIVE

honorable, respectable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admirable decent deserving desirable excellent honest laudable noble reliable satisfying true trustworthy valuable worthwhile

STRONG

aces best choice divine good model moral pleasing sterling upright winning

WEAK

A-1 blameless commendable creditable dependable estimable ethical exemplary first-class first-rate incorrupt invaluable meritorious praiseworthy precious priceless pure reputable right-minded righteous salt of the earth top-drawer top-notch virtuous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad deceptive dishonest evil false fraudulent hateful poor unreliable untrustworthy unworthy valueless worthless

STRONG

immoral sinful vile worst

WEAK

dishonorable disreputable unrespected

Example Sentences

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“You and your child are worthy of better resources,” she says; we’ve been “given the wrong playbook.”

From Slate • May 10, 2026

"I believe the official reasoning was that we only wanted to send our best and we didn't believe that a second-best team in a tournament was worthy of sending to a World Cup," he says.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The first two tell of young people, restless in their curiosity; the third is of an older, wiser man, and Mr. Leung delivers a performance of quiet gravity worthy of the ginkgo itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

But a transformation worthy of one of Dahl’s twisted tales unfolds as the writer perversely makes a bad situation worse.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Maybe what they’d done had proven to the weapons that they were worthy of wielding them in the first place.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

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