worthwhile

[wurth-hwahyl, -wahyl] / ˈwɜrθˈʰwaɪl, -ˈwaɪl /

ADJECTIVE

helpful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advantageous beneficial constructive excellent good important invaluable justifiable lucrative productive profitable rewarding useful valuable worthy

WEAK

estimable gainful meritorious money-making paying priceless remunerative serviceable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad disadvantageous hurting unhelpful unimportant unprofitable unworthy useless worthless

WEAK

valueless

Example Sentences

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It is worthwhile to know what their agendas are.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

The gaming platform said that the move would be worthwhile over the long haul.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

But it was worthwhile because it was a high-stakes, Level 7 decision.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

Ultimately, “Feed the People!” is a worthwhile corrective to a great deal of wrongheaded popular dogma about food.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

I wish I could tell this girl that all will be fine; the suffering will have meaning and be worthwhile.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

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