good for nothing
Completely without value
Good for nothing describes a person (or occasionally a thing) that is useless, lazy, or worthless: Her good-for-nothing brother still lives in the basement.
As a noun, it refers to such a person: That good-for-nothing hasn't worked a day in his life.
The phrase carries contempt and is often hyphenated when used as an adjective before a noun.
Habitually idle person
- ne'er-do-wellIrresponsible, idle person
- slackerIdle responsibility evader
- loaferLaceless slip-on shoe
- deadbeatPerson avoiding owed payments
idler · shirker · wastrel · bum · derelict · malingerer · couch potato · sluggard
Without practical value
- worthlessLacking any value
- pointlessLacking any purpose
- purposelessLacking aim or intention
- futileIncapable of producing results
unavailing · fruitless · unprofitable · hopeless · ineffectual · unproductive · redundant · superfluous
Lacking skill or competence
- incapableLacking requisite ability
- unfitNot suited for purpose
- unskilledLacking acquired competence
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
bungling · hapless · bumbling · hopeless · clumsy · inefficient · unqualified · amateurish
layabout
Habitually idle person
- ne'er-do-wellIrresponsible, idle person
- slackerIdle responsibility evader
- loaferLaceless slip-on shoe
deadbeat · idler · shirker · wastrel · bum · derelict · malingerer · couch potato · sluggard · parasite
useless
Without practical value
- worthlessLacking any value
- pointlessLacking any purpose
- purposelessLacking aim or intention
futile · unavailing · fruitless · unprofitable · hopeless · ineffectual · unproductive · redundant · superfluous · unnecessary
inept
Lacking skill or competence
inadequate · bungling · hapless · bumbling · hopeless · clumsy · inefficient · unqualified · amateurish · fumbling
- worthless thingsnot worth a dime, not worth a hill of beans, dime a dozen, two-bit, piece of junk
- lazinesslaziness, sloth, idleness, apathy, lethargy
good for nothingvaluable
Worth considerable money
invaluable · indispensable · useful · worthwhile · essential
good for nothingindustrious
Devoted to steady effort
hardworking · diligent · tireless · go-getter · workhorse
good for nothingupstanding
Morally upright, honest
pillar of the community · salt of the earth · responsible · respectable · honorable