VALUELESS Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

valueless

adjective

Definition of valueless

as in worthless

having no usefulness a fish that was once regarded as valueless and routinely thrown away by fishermen

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The referee’s visual countdown may prove worthless if the player trotting off has his back to the official, which will invariably be the case.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
And since Jace’s death, she’s treated Baela as nothing more than a defective surveillance drone — a worthless piece of tech that never spots Vhagar.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

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