worth

Examples

• All

• He began to realize his sense of worth.

  Conan the Barbarian (1982)

• You have still not lost any of your worth!

  Tin Soldier (2025)

• And a lot of times I find my worth in winning at things.

  Ear Biscuits

• Within life, and especially within a scientific major, you must know your worth and have confidence.

  Academic text (2008)

• This is a chance to show your worth.

  Goal! (2005)

• The partners agree to respect the dignity and worth of employees in all decisions.

  Academic text (1999)

• Social workers believe in the dignity and worth of every human being.

  Academic text (2008)

• In its moral aspect, democracy embraces a belief in the inestimable worth of each individual person.

  Academic text (1999)

• The principle of intrinsic worth: the universe, Earth, and all its components have intrinsic worth/value.

  Academic text (2015)

• Her artistic talent has great worth in the community, inspiring many young artists.

Synonyms

V

value

vsworth

∞ 1.3

How much something is worth in money or how useful it is

is the same idea but often used as the everyday single word form

I

importance

vsworth

597 1.0

A quality that makes something have great value or effect

focuses on desirability usefulness or value rather than social rank or influence

S

significance

vsworth

232 3.8

How important something is or how much it matters

centres on general desirability or usefulness rather than contextual meaning

U

utility

vsworth

67 3.5

The quality of being useful for a particular purpose

covers that practical side but also includes non practical desirability

M

market value

vsworth

40 2.8

The price something sells for in a market with many buyers and sellers

is wider, referring to overall desirability usefulness or importance beyond market price

U

usefulness

vsworth

40 1.6

How much something helps people in practical situations

is broader, including desirability and importance as well as practical use

W

worthiness

vsworth

15 4.7

Being seen as having value and deserving respect

is about general desirability or usefulness rather than moral deservingness

E

economic value

vsworth

• Specialized

9 3.3

The amount of money something is worth when it is bought or sold

is broader, referring to desirability or usefulness beyond monetary exchange

M

monetary value

vsworth

8 3.3

How much money something is worth

is not limited to money and includes usefulness or general desirability

P

preciousness

vsworth

3 5.2

A quality of being very valuable and much loved

is more general, covering usefulness, desirability, and emotional value

V

valuableness

vsworth

6.6

The quality of having worth or importance

is broader, covering desirability and usefulness as well as intrinsic merit

Antonyms

W

worthless

273 3.0

Has no value or use

U

undesirable

29 4.6

Not wanted because it is unpleasant, harmful, or causes problems

W

worthlessness

3 6.3

A feeling that you have no value or importance

Idioms

W

worth it

• Informal

518 3.5

Good enough so the time, effort, or money you spent was not wasted

W

worth a shot

• Informal

24 4.8

Good to try something even if it may not work

W

worth every penny

• Informal

16 3.4

Gives good value for the money spent

W

worth salt

• Informal

13 9.3

Good at what they do so people respect and trust them

W

worth a dime

• Informal

2 7.0

Having little or no value

F

for all it was worth

• Informal

1 6.5

As much as possible

F

for all they were worth

1 7.2

Using all your strength or effort to do something

W

worth every step

• Informal

1 6.6

So valuable that you feel the effort was not wasted

N

not worth a plug nickel

• Archaic

1 9.6

Has no value and is useless to anyone

W

worth the powder

• Archaic

1 9.8

The result is too small to make the effort

N

not worth a dime

• Informal

1 6.2

Of no value or use

P

to play it for all it's worth

• Informal

1 7.5

Use a chance as much as possible to get the most from it

W

worth the watch

• Informal

1 3.2

Good enough that you should see it

N

not worth salt

• Informal

1 9.9

Having little or no value

N

not worth the powder

• Archaic

1 9.9

Too unimportant to spend time or money on

N

not worth a Continental

• Archaic

1 9.9

Completely without value or use

W

worth a Continental

• Archaic

1 9.9

Of little or no value

W

worth one's salt

• Informal

1 8.1

Good and able at a job so they deserve their pay or respect

N

not worth writing home about

• Informal

1 7.0

Not very good or special

N

not worth a whistle

• Informal

9.1

A thing that has no value or use

N

not worth a brass farthing

• Archaic

9.9

Completely without value or use

W

worth only a nickel

• Archaic

6.9

It has very little value

Compounds

S

self-worth

30 3.7

A feeling that you are a good and important person

L

life's worth

25 8.0

How much value people give to a person's life

D

dime's worth

• Informal

4 8.1

A very small, unimportant amount

T

tuppence worth

• Archaic

1 9.9

A small opinion someone gives, often when not asked

How Valuable

valuable

241 2.3

worth

105 1.5

good-for-naught

• Offensive

1 9.9

Surface Forms

Etymology