What is another word for good for nothing?
Pronunciation:
[ ɡˈʊd fɔː nˈʌθɪŋ], [ ɡˈʊd fɔː nˈʌθɪŋ], [ ɡ_ˈʊ_d f_ɔː n_ˈʌ_θ_ɪ_ŋ]
Synonyms for Good for nothing:
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adj.
• feckless- aimless ,
- carefree ,
- careless ,
- feeble ,
- fustian ,
- futile ,
- hopeless ,
- incautious ,
- ineffective ,
- ineffectual ,
- irresponsible ,
- meaningless ,
- reckless ,
- shiftless ,
- uncareful ,
- useless ,
- weak ,
- wild ,
- worthless .
- average ,
- bad ,
- base ,
- common ,
- fair ,
- hack ,
- imperfect ,
- indifferent ,
- junk ,
- lemon ,
- lousy ,
- low-grade ,
- low-rent ,
- mean ,
- mediocre ,
- middling ,
- ordinary ,
- paltry ,
- poorer ,
- sad ,
- second-class ,
- sorry ,
- substandard ,
- tawdry ,
- two-bit ,
- worse ,
- wretched .
- Purportless ,
- Unpurposed ,
- absurd ,
- blank ,
- doesn't cut it ,
- double-talk ,
- doublespeak ,
- empty ,
- feckless ,
- hollow ,
- hot air ,
- inane ,
- inconsequential ,
- insignificant ,
- insubstantial ,
- nonsensical ,
- nothing ,
- nugatory ,
- pointless ,
- purposeless ,
- senseless ,
- trifling ,
- trivial ,
- unimportant ,
- unmeaning ,
- vacant ,
- vague ,
- vain ,
- valueless ,
- vapid .
- Designless ,
- Floundering ,
- desultory ,
- drifting ,
- goalless ,
- haphazard ,
- hit-or-miss ,
- indiscriminate ,
- irregular ,
- motiveless ,
- needless ,
- random ,
- uncalled for ,
- undirected ,
- unhelpful ,
- unnecessary ,
- unplanned ,
- unprofitable ,
- vacuous ,
- wanton .
- Dallying ,
- Procrastinating ,
- apathetic ,
- directionless ,
- idle ,
- inattentive ,
- indolent ,
- lackadaisical ,
- lagging ,
- lethargic ,
- lifeless ,
- loafing ,
- slack ,
- slothful ,
- unambitious ,
- unenergetic ,
- unindustrious ,
- unmotivated .
- abandoned ,
- barren ,
- bogus ,
- cheap ,
- cheesy ,
- crappy ,
- cruddy ,
- crummy ,
- despicable ,
- flimsy ,
- garbage ,
- grungy ,
- inferior ,
- junky ,
- low in quality ,
- ratty ,
- raunchy ,
- shabby ,
- shoddy ,
- sleazy .
- beneath ,
- blamable ,
- contemptible ,
- degrading ,
- disgraceful ,
- dishonorable ,
- disreputable ,
- ignoble ,
- improper ,
- inappropriate ,
- ineligible ,
- inexcusable ,
- no-account ,
- not deserving ,
- not fit ,
- not good enough ,
- not worth ,
- offensive ,
- out of place ,
- reprehensible ,
- shameful ,
- unbecoming ,
- unbefitting ,
- undeserving ,
- unfit ,
- unmerited ,
- unseemly ,
- unsuitable ,
- vile ,
- wrong .
-
n.
• cur- blackguard ,
- cad ,
- coward ,
- dog ,
- good-for-nothing ,
- heel ,
- hound ,
- rat ,
- riffraff ,
- scoundrel ,
- scum ,
- skunk ,
- snake ,
- stinker ,
- toad ,
- villain ,
- worm ,
- wretch ,
- yellow dog .
- clock watcher ,
- couch potato ,
- deadbeat ,
- goof-off ,
- idler ,
- laggard ,
- layabout ,
- lazy person ,
- lazybones ,
- lotus eater ,
- lounger ,
- malingerer ,
- moocher ,
- shirker ,
- slacker ,
- sloth ,
- sponger .
- also-ran ,
- bankrupt ,
- beat ,
- born loser ,
- castaway ,
- defaulter ,
- derelict ,
- disappointment ,
- dud ,
- flop ,
- has-been ,
- incompetent ,
- insolvent ,
- loser ,
- lumpy ,
- might-have-been ,
- nobody ,
- nonperformer ,
- prodigal ,
- turkey ,
- underachiever ,
- washout .
- bad lot ,
- black sheep ,
- bum ,
- loafer ,
- ne'er-do-well ,
- no-good ,
- profligate ,
- rapscallion ,
- scalawag ,
- scamp ,
- tramp ,
- vagabond ,
- waster ,
- wastrel .
- debauchee ,
- degenerate ,
- dissipater ,
- lecher ,
- libertine ,
- nighthawk ,
- old goat ,
- operator ,
- rake ,
- reprobate ,
- swinger .
- Grafter ,
- beggar ,
- bully ,
- cardsharp ,
- charlatan ,
- cheat ,
- delinquent ,
- devil ,
- disgrace ,
- felon ,
- fraud ,
- hooligan ,
- hypocrite ,
- imp ,
- liar ,
- mischief-maker ,
- miscreant ,
- opportunist ,
- pretender ,
- recreant ,
- robber ,
- rowdy ,
- ruffian ,
- sinner ,
- sneak ,
- swindler ,
- tough ,
- trickster ,
- varmint .
How to use "Good for nothing" in context?
I don't think I've ever met a person who is really "good for nothing." I think that phrase is really mean and it's not really fair. People can be really helpful and really smart and talented and they can still be called "good for nothing." I think that's kind of mean. There are a lot of people out there who are really good at something, even if they're not considered "good for nothing." Somebody could be really good at cooking, for example, and they might never be called "good for nothing" because a lot of people think that cooking is a really important skill.
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