meritless

adjective

Definition of meritlessnext
as in worthless

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for meritless
  1. worthless
  2. unworthy
  3. disgusting
  4. dishonorable
Adjective
  • Restaurants are closing and car break-ins are so common that people complain that thieves sometimes steal worthless items like old rags.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Aaron Ryder, a producer of Arrival, was quarantining at a hotel in Montreal, watching an army of amateur day traders drive up the value of a supposedly worthless stock.
    Simon van Zuylen-Wood, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of worthless
Adjective
  • Untalented speechwriters produce such rubbish; unworthy politicians proclaim it.
    George F. Will, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
  • So, too, do observations Sedaris makes when he is dismissed as an outsider, unworthy of attention, unless about Trump or school shootings.
    Peter D. Kramer, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of unworthy
Adjective
  • At least Gill thinks that coffee is disgusting too.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Trump is disgusting, unhinged and unfit to represent the United States.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of disgusting
Adjective
  • Would Adams have preferred a deeply dishonorable man in the White House over an honorable woman?
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • He must be held accountable for dishonorable conduct that is unbecoming of a Member of Congress.
    Alex Ederson, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of dishonorable
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