What is another word for unworthy?
Synonyms for unworthy
ʌnˈwɜr ðiun·wor·thy
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Princeton's WordNet
unworthyadjective
lacking in value or merit
"dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness"
Synonyms:
despicable, undeserving, worthless, slimy, vile, ugly, wretchedAntonyms:
worthy, noteworthy, meritable, meritorious, precious, valued, worth(p), deserving, laudable, commendable, exemplary, worthwhile, summa cum laude, quotable, good, praiseworthy, sacred, cum laude, applaudable, notable, magna cum laude, creditable, worthful, valuable, model(a)undeserving, unworthyadjective
not deserving
"the undeserving poor"
Synonyms:
undeserving, worthless, despicable, slimy, vile, ugly, wretchedAntonyms:
quotable, meritable, good, valuable, exemplary, worth(p), notable, worthy, cum laude, valued, praiseworthy, commendable, creditable, magna cum laude, noteworthy, applaudable, precious, deserving, summa cum laude, model(a), meritorious, worthful, worthwhile, sacred, laudabledespicable, ugly, vile, slimy, unworthy, worthless, wretchedadjective
morally reprehensible
"would do something as despicable as murder"; "ugly crimes"; "the vile development of slavery appalled them"; "a slimy little liar"
Synonyms:
frightful, queasy, offensive, pitiable, pathetic, nauseating, piteous, vile, loathsome, misfortunate, suffering, miserable, pitiful, hapless, horrible, worthless, nauseous, slimy, undeserving, horrifying, atrocious, deplorable, sickening, ugly, woeful, noisome, wretched, poor, execrable, despicable, slimed, surlyAntonyms:
exemplary, valuable, worthy, applaudable, praiseworthy, sacred, noteworthy, worth(p), laudable, commendable, summa cum laude, creditable, deserving, worthful, worthwhile, valued, magna cum laude, quotable, notable, precious, meritorious, model(a), cum laude, meritable, good
Editors Contribution
undignify
Submitted by rinat on August 14, 2019
Dictionary of English Synonymes
unworthyadjective
Synonyms:
undeservingunworthyadjective
Synonyms:
unbecoming, base, shameful, bad
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
unworthyadjective
Synonyms:
unmeritorious, undeserving, despicable, contemptible
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "unworthy":
undignified, disgraceful, unfit, shameful, deadbeat, undisciplined, indignant, outrageous, contemptible
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1711 | poor | |
#5907 | suffering | |
#6274 | offensive | |
#7689 | ugly | |
#8709 | horrible | |
#17102 | miserable | |
#17155 | outrageous | |
#18127 | pathetic | |
#20769 | worthless | |
#27379 | vile | |
#29642 | unfit | |
#29867 | shameful | |
#30945 | wretched | |
#38945 | unworthy | |
#39885 | horrifying | |
#40996 | pitiful | |
#43288 | hapless | |
#45257 | disgraceful | |
#46824 | surly | |
#47706 | despicable | |
#48458 | sickening | |
#48820 | slimy | |
#50274 | atrocious | |
#53594 | indignant | |
#54515 | frightful | |
#55032 | deplorable | |
#60576 | deadbeat | |
#65966 | loathsome | |
#77165 | woeful | |
#79651 | contemptible | |
#81217 | nauseous | |
#86575 | queasy | |
#92197 | piteous | |
#94915 | nauseating | |
#95129 | undisciplined | |
#108976 | undeserving | |
#119822 | pitiable | |
#122439 | undignified | |
#143060 | execrable | |
#227568 | noisome | |
#253614 | slimed |
How to use unworthy in a sentence?
Taking pride in your own worthiness makes you unworthy!
It's up to the Justice Department to decide if this is a crime, but as a matter of principle, as a matter of character, President Trump has proven President Trump unworthy to be this country's chief executive again.
I have had enough of my colleagues'racist insinuations that somehow that people of Washington D.C. are incapable or even unworthy of our democracy, one Senate Republicansaid that D.C.wouldn't be a 'well rounded, working-class state.' I had no idea there wereso many syllables in the word white.
The Dalai Lama attacking our human rights totally has ulterior motives. He tramples on human rights, and has no right, no qualifications, and is unworthy of talking about human rights, as for some countries slamming our human rights, they either don't understand or believe the Dalai clique's rumors and bewitchments.
Being reproached for giving to an unworthy person, Aristotle said, "I did not give it to the man, but to humanity."
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