not worth it
More trouble than
The costs—in money, time, effort, or aggravation—outweigh whatever benefit you might get.
Usually a verdict delivered after weighing options or learning from experience: I thought about driving across town for the sale, but it's not worth it.
Can dismiss anything from minor inconveniences to major life decisions: The pay raise came with so much stress—totally not worth it.
- pointlessLacking any purpose
- waste of timeUnproductive expenditure of hours
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- why botherRhetorical dismissal of effort
- regretSorrow over past actions
futile · fool's errand · useless · dead end · hassle · disappointment · effort · trouble · bother · overpriced · ripoff · scam · bad deal · letdown · exhausting · draining · thankless · fruitless
- Product Reviewsfive stars, four stars, three stars, two stars, one star
- giving upgive up, giving up, quit, quitting, surrender
- pricingpricing, discount price, overpricing, discounts, overcharge
- ratingsA rating, rating, one star, five stars, rating scale
- sarcastic phraseswhatever, who cares, yeah right, so what, why bother
- hypehype, buzz, spin, hype train, overhyped
not worth itworth it
Meriting the investment
worth every penny · worth the effort · a good deal · worthwhile · justified
not worth itworth the effort
pays off · rewarding · fulfilling · satisfying · gratifying
not, worth, knot, nought, worthy, worthless, worthiness, unworthy, worthwhile