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Antonyms for good-for-nothing


Grammar : Noun
Spell : goo d-fer-nuhth-ing, -nuhth-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgʊd fərˈnʌθ ɪŋ, -ˌnʌθ-



Definition of good-for-nothing

  • noun person who is idle, worthless
Example sentences :
  • Go to your bedroom; and if you turn out a good-for-nothing and a scamp, it is no fault of mine.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • But I am a good-for-nothing neighbor, as you have doubtless heard.
  • Extract from : « The Village Watch-Tower » by (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin
  • Had I not simply wasted my time in my usual frivolous, good-for-nothing way?
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
  • Will he not be called by them a prater, a star-gazer, a good-for-nothing?
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • He was the son of a noble Venetian—a good-for-nothing in every sense of the word.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • They are so selfish and so good-for-nothing, with no thought for any one on earth but Number One.
  • Extract from : « Molly Bawn » by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton
  • I've written to my brother, who has always held that I'm a good-for-nothing.
  • Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
  • What a thankless child you are, just idle and good-for-nothing!
  • Extract from : « Heidi » by Johanna Spyri
  • You rascal, you good-for-nothing, you shameless rogue, to worry me like that!
  • Extract from : « Manasseh » by Maurus Jokai
  • “I have been a good-for-nothing foolish fellow,” he said at length.
  • Extract from : « The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader » by W.H.G. Kingston

Synonyms for good-for-nothing

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