no-good
- adjective
- /noʊ ɡʊd/
- Informal
- That old computer is completely no-good for running modern software.
And I'm thinking like, that's no good either.
- And I'm thinking like, that's no good either.
- Just remember, your Kung Fu is no good here.
- So it's it's no good for your bones to drink skim milk.
- And and again, it's, it's just no good reason for it.
- So it does us no good to wait if we're not prepared.
- So if we have something that might help, no good evidence that it'll hurt.
- The chicken is no good, but the cheap price is spectacular.
- Obviously it's no good if it's just empty land.
- Me personally, that I'm no good at it.
- OK, so tonight there's really no good place for us to camp, unfortunately.
- There's no, so OK, there's no good for the earth type of stuff here.
Examples
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So it does us no good to wait if we're not prepared.
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It's no good standing by there.
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And if it's no good, then move on.
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You lose a loved one for no good reason.
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And it's also really no good for society and civilization.
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Every day, it tells me I'm no good.
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It does you no good!
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Vince was aware that he was no good at picking out the right tie for his suit.
Fiction book (1991) -
This one's no good.
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No, it's no good.
Synonyms
Not good in quality or below the usual standard
Of poor quality or making you feel pity
Not able to do the job it is made for
Has no value or use
Having no meaning, value, or purpose
Not doing anything useful
An action that will not help
Not likely to work or help
Poor and in bad condition with little value
Not worth anything or useful
Not useful or worth much
Not giving useful results or helping to finish work, like a meeting
A person or thing that others see as worthless
Having no value and not deserving praise
Of no value or use
Having little value or importance
A thing like time or money that is completely useless and gives no benefit
Something that has no real purpose or value
Not useful and having little value
Not helpful and not wanted in any situation
Completely without help for any task
Not good or pleasant, often used jokingly
Not important or serious compared with other things
Antonyms
How Useful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
No-good is simply no + good, literally 'not good', so it describes a person or thing that is useless, dishonest, or worthless. That's why someone called a no-good is seen as bad or unreliable.