good-for-nothing
2
6.8
- adjective
- /ˈɡʊd fɔr ˈnʌθɪŋ/
- Offensive
:
inútil
- Everything around you is useless, and you yourself are good for nothing, unable even to adapt anything to your own liking.
- lazy good-for-nothing
Some men are just lying, manipulating, no good, good for nothing, horrible people looking to take advantage of you.
- Some men are just lying, manipulating, no good, good for nothing, horrible people looking to take advantage of you.
Examples
-
He was already becoming a tragic figure of sorts, ditched abruptly by his flighty, good-for-nothing wife.
Fiction book (1999) -
She felt that her efforts were good-for-nothing after the project was canceled.
-
Some men are just lying, manipulating, no good, good for nothing, horrible people looking to take advantage of you.
-
No, no, "Mommy" wants Johnny to feel better about himself even though he is a lazy good-for-nothing ...
Blog text (8) -
Everyone in the town called him a lazy good-for-nothing because he never helped anyone.
-
When he failed the exam again, he worried he would always be seen as a good-for-nothing.
Synonyms
550
1.0
Not able to do the job it is made for
298
3.0
Has no value or use
226
5.1
Having no meaning, value, or purpose
157
3.5
Not doing anything useful
133
2.5
An action that will not help
88
5.6
Bad or worthless and often causing trouble
84
6.0
Not likely to work or help
28
3.0
An amount of money spent without getting a useful result
5
3.6
Not worth anything or useful
4
5.3
Not done for any clear reason or useful result
1
7.0
Having no value and not deserving praise
1
8.9
A person or thing that others see as worthless
1
7.0
Having little or no value
1
9.4
Having little value or importance
1
6.2
Of no value or use
1
5.5
Not making money or giving any useful result
1
9.9
Something that has no real purpose or value
1
4.3
A thing like time or money that is completely useless and gives no benefit
Not useful and having little value
Not helpful and not wanted in any situation
Completely without help for any task
Antonyms
How Useful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Good-for-nothing comes from the plain phrase made of good and nothing, meaning 'not good for anything'. So, calling something good-for-nothing says it is useless or has no value.