What is another word for good-for-nothing?
Synonyms for good-for-nothing
ˈgʊd fərˈnʌθ ɪŋ, -ˌnʌθ-good-for-noth·ing
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good-for-nothingnoun
Synonyms:
neer-do-wellgood-for-nothingnoun
A person of little worth or usefulness.
Synonyms:
neer-do-well
Princeton's WordNet
goldbrick, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, no-account, good-for-naughtadjective
an idle worthless person
Synonyms:
good-for-naught, no-account, goldbrick, ne'er-do-well, goof-offAntonyms:
valuablegood-for-nothing, good-for-naught, meritless, no-account, no-count, no-good, sorryadjective
without merit
"a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"
Synonyms:
grim, dreary, regretful, gloomy, dingy, drear, bad, good-for-naught, pitiful, rubber, blue, lamentable, deplorable, dark, dismal, drab, meritless, no-account, no-count, distressing, no-good, sorry, sad, disconsolateAntonyms:
valuable
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #618 | blue | |
| #841 | bad | |
| #1640 | dark | |
| #2263 | sorry | |
| #4036 | rubber | |
| #5071 | sad | |
| #10226 | useless | |
| #14856 | grim | |
| #20769 | worthless | |
| #28539 | dismal | |
| #28701 | gloomy | |
| #37338 | dreary | |
| #40996 | pitiful | |
| #42423 | distressing | |
| #43052 | drab | |
| #55032 | deplorable | |
| #58318 | dingy | |
| #95216 | lamentable | |
| #128663 | tosser | |
| #134051 | regretful | |
| #167212 | disconsolate | |
| #169244 | drear | |
| #177601 | meritless |
How to use good-for-nothing in a sentence?
The lessons from today's history books are that Indians are nothing and good for nothing, The truth is that historically we have been a far superior race.
He used to say that it was better to have one friend of great value than many friends who were good for nothing.
half the politicians are good-for-nothing; the others are ready to anything...
With my first experiments I was sometimes asked by the press what they were good for, and I said with pride: ‘It’s good for nothing. I’m doing this purely out of curiosity.’.
If the servant grows rich and the master poor, they are both good for nothing.
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- budižkničemuCzech
- Herumtreiber, Tunichtgut, Nichtsnutz, TaugenichtsGerman
- χαραμοφάηςGreek
- sentaŭguloEsperanto
- buena-para-nada, bueno-para-nadaSpanish
- nolla, hulttio, hanttapuliFinnish
- vaurien, bon à rienFrench
- לא יוצלח, חסר תועלתHebrew
- semmirekellőHungarian
- inutile, buono a nullaItalian
- טוב לשום דברHebrew
- 仕様の無い, 碌でなし, 下らないJapanese
- бескорисен, пацерMacedonian
- nietsnutDutch
- do niczegoPolish
- imprestável, zero à esquerda, inútilPortuguese
- никчёмный, никудышный, бесполезный, бездельникRussian
- niškoristi, klošar, ništarija, zgubidan, bitanga, probisvijet, ljenčarijaSerbo-Croatian
- odugling, nolla, odåga, klantskalle, slashas, drönareSwedish
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