单词 | good for nothing |
释义 | (adjective) Definition irresponsible or worthless a good-for-nothing employee who's always late Synonyms worthless Murphy was an evil, worthless man. useless He realised that their money was useless in this country. idle It would be idle to pretend the system is worthless. irresponsible It would be irresponsible to accept unrealistic targets. feckless The young man was feckless and irresponsible. (noun) Definition an irresponsible or worthless person a bunch of lazy good-for-nothings Synonyms layabout The plaintiff's sole witness, a gambler and layabout, was easily discredited. piker (Australian, New Zealand, slang) He works so hard he makes the rest of us look like pikers. slacker (informal) He's not a slacker, he's the best worker they've got. profligate waster His brother is just a useless waster. black sheep the black sheep of the family skiver (British, slang) He was a skiver and a thief. idler He resents being seen as a moneyed idler. ne'er-do-well His father was a spendthrift, an alcoholic and a ne'er-do-well. wastrel a good-for-nothing wastrel bludger (Australian, New Zealand, informal) scapegrace rapscallion Additional synonymsin the sense of black sheep Definition a person who is regarded as a disgrace or failure by his or her family or peer group the black sheep of the family Synonyms disgrace, rebel, maverick, outcast, renegade, dropout, prodigal, individualist, nonconformist, ne'er-do-well, reprobate, wastrel, bad egg (old-fashioned, informal), wrong 'un (informal) in the sense of feckless Definition irresponsible and lacking character and determination The young man was feckless and irresponsible. Synonyms irresponsible, useless (informal), hopeless (informal), incompetent, feeble, worthless, futile, ineffectual, aimless, good-for-nothing, shiftless, weakin the sense of idle Definition ineffective or useless It would be idle to pretend the system is worthless. Synonyms useless, vain, pointless, hopeless, unsuccessful, ineffective, worthless, futile, fruitless, unproductive, abortive, ineffectual, groundless, of no use, valueless, disadvantageous, unavailing, otiose, of no avail, profitless, bootlessNearby words of |
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