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worthy
adjective as in honorable, respectable
Strongest matches
admirable, decent, deserving, desirable, excellent, honest, laudable, noble, reliable, satisfying, true, trustworthy, valuable, worthwhile
Weak matches
A-1, blameless, commendable, creditable, dependable, estimable, ethical, exemplary, first-class, first-rate, incorrupt, invaluable, meritorious, praiseworthy, precious, priceless, pure, reputable, right-minded, righteous, salt of the earth, top-drawer, top-notch, virtuous
Example Sentences
India won the unofficial series of three matches 1-0 and Hassett reported back to the Australian cricket authorities that the Indians were worthy of an official Test series.
“Excluding them from sports sends a terrible message that they are not worthy of being treated the same as cisgender teammates and classmates,” she said.
The worthy effort to emphasize that much of the artist’s inventive genius — unfurling in thousands of manuscript pages, rather than oil paint and tempera — makes the dull staging a perhaps unavoidable conceit.
One source told me – in a line worthy of the sitcom Yes Minister – that the trio might “decide to decide, decide to delay deciding, or… decide not to decide”.
From de Waal's 1982 book "Chimpanzee Politics" to 2019's "Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What they Tell Us about Ourselves," attitudes about whether animals might have thoughts worthy of scientific exploration changed dramatically.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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