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单词 good-for-nothing
释义

good-for-nothing

adjective

good-for-noth·​ing ˈgu̇d-fər-ˌnə-thiŋ How to pronounce good-for-nothing (audio)
: of no use or value
good-for-nothing noun

Synonyms

  • ne'er-do-well
  • no-account
  • no-good
See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined above

good-for-nothing 1 of 2

adjective

as in worthless
having no ambition, success, or value to society refused to leave anything in his will to his good-for-nothing grandchildren

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • worthless
  • lazy
  • shiftless
  • indolent
  • slothful
  • no-good
  • unambitious
  • useless
  • idle
  • no-account
  • ne'er-do-well

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • ambitious
  • industrious
  • diligent
  • enterprising

good-for-nothing

2 of 2

noun

as in bum
an idle worthless person teacher after teacher had predicted that he would never be more than a good-for-nothing

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • bum
  • beggar
  • hobo
  • derelict
  • no-account
  • dodger
  • no-goodnik
  • slacker
  • vagrant
  • no-good
  • do-nothing
  • tramp
  • ne'er-do-well
  • transient
  • drifter
  • vagabond
  • shirker
  • idler
  • waif
  • ragamuffin
  • urchin
  • goldbrick
  • sluggard
  • roamer
  • panhandler
  • loafer
  • pauper
  • indigent
  • lazybones
  • down-and-outer
  • sundowner
  • slouch
  • slug
  • down-and-out
  • drone
  • gamine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • success
  • winner
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