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to worsen.
worship v. 1 venerate, revere, reverence, extol, honour, exalt, praise,
admire, adore, adulate, glorify, deify, idolize, be devoted to,
pay homage to, bow down before, kneel before, put on a pedestal:
When he arrived, he found the people worshipping huge stone
idols.
--n. 2 veneration, reverence, adoration, devotion, homage,
honour, respect, esteem, exaltation, praise, admiration,
adulation, glorification, deification, idolatry: A healthy
respect for security should not be confused with the worship of
money.
worth n. quality, merit, value, advantage, benefit, good, importance,
significance, usefulness: You have underestimated Roberta's
worth to the community.
worthless adj. 1 valueless, unimportant, insignificant, inessential or
unessential, dispensable, disposable, paltry: His contribution
to the work of the committee proved utterly worthless. 2
pointless, bootless, silly, inane, vain, unavailing, useless,
futile, fruitless, unproductive, unprofitable: It is worthless
to try to salvage that wreck. 3 cheap, valueless, tawdry, poor,
trashy, rubbishy, shabby, wretched, Colloq tinny, crappy,
cheesy, Slang chintzy: The deceased's handbag contained only a
few items of worthless jewellery.
worthwhile
adj. 1 profitable, justifiable, productive, gainful, rewarding,
fruitful, cost-effective, remunerative: Would it be worthwhile
to buy up that land as a long-term investment? 2 useful,
valuable, good, helpful, beneficial, worthy, beneficent,
desirable, exemplary, matchless, honourable, upright, sterling,
irreproachable: Brian Smith is one of the most worthwhile
people I met at university.
worthy adj. 1 worthwhile, deserving, meriting, meritorious,
praiseworthy, good, estimable, qualified, creditable: He is a
worthy recipient of the honour. 2 See worthwhile, 2, above.
--n. 3 dignitary, personage, notable, eminence, luminary: The
dinner was attended by all the local worthies.