MERITLESS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

meritless

adjective

Definition of meritless

as in worthless

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Recent Examples of meritless Having already passed the House as a pro-business measure to address climate litigation, the bill seeks to shield energy producers and related industries from expansive, meritless coastal erosion liability claims. — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

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Adjective

In League Two, tweaks to SCMP were largely thrown out because they were seen as worthless.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 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

Definition of worthless

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Lately, it’s been hard to talk about difficult art, with culture warriors deeming entire filmographies unworthy of enjoyment.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
The trend of making jokes about rapid weight loss is an example of how many people view their bodies as unworthy and feel compelled to strive for thinness.

— Oona Hanson, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of unworthy

Adjective

In a series distinguished by copious disgusting battle scenes, Ormund co-stars in one of its very grossest—a gross-on-gross-on-gross flambé—and almost gets in one last barf.

— Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
His central characters can be nasty, disgusting, violent, hysterically cruel, and passionately consumed.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of disgusting

Adjective

Connecticut has an association with witchcraft that’s as long and dishonorable as anything that happened in Massachusetts.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
Finally, a dishonorable mention of Matthew Tkachuk’s slew foot that took Mark Scheifele out of the 2020 playoff qualifying round.

— Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of dishonorable

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