worthy
Deserving of respect
Worthy means deserving or meriting something: worthy of praise, worthy of attention, a worthy cause.
It often implies meeting a standard of value or respect: a worthy opponent, a worthy successor.
As a noun, worthy refers to a person of importance or merit, often used with gentle irony: local worthies gathered at the town hall.
The word can sound slightly formal or old-fashioned in casual speech.
Deserving high regard
- commendableWorthy of approval
- exemplaryServing as ideal model
- praiseworthyDeserving approval or admiration
- laudableDeserving of recognition
estimable · meritorious · creditable · reputable · respected · esteemed · venerable · distinguished
Worthy of reward
- entitledHaving rightful claim
- eligibleMeeting required conditions
- qualifiedMeeting necessary standards
- meritedRightfully earned or warranted
earned · justified · rightful · fitting · appropriate · suitable · apt · proper
Titled or virtuous
- virtuousMorally excellent, principled
- righteousMorally good, justified
- uprightVertical or morally sound
- moralConcerning right conduct
ethical · principled · honorable · decent · upstanding · incorruptible · conscientious · good
Worth considerable money
- beneficialProducing good results
- usefulServing a purpose
- rewardingProviding satisfaction or benefit
- meaningfulHaving purpose or significance
significant · important · consequential · substantial · purposeful · productive · constructive · fruitful
Enemy in conflict
- rivalOne who competes against
- competitorOne striving against others
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
- contenderOne competing seriously
match · foe · equal · peer · nemesis · antagonist · opposition
admirable
Deserving high regard
- commendableWorthy of approval
- exemplaryServing as ideal model
- praiseworthyDeserving approval or admiration
laudable · estimable · meritorious · creditable · reputable · respected · esteemed · venerable · distinguished · illustrious
deserving
Worthy of reward
- entitledHaving rightful claim
- eligibleMeeting required conditions
- qualifiedMeeting necessary standards
merited · earned · justified · rightful · fitting · appropriate · suitable · apt · proper · due
noble
Titled or virtuous
- virtuousMorally excellent, principled
- righteousMorally good, justified
- uprightVertical or morally sound
moral · ethical · principled · honorable · decent · upstanding · incorruptible · conscientious · good · blameless
valuable
Worth considerable money
- beneficialProducing good results
- usefulServing a purpose
- rewardingProviding satisfaction or benefit
meaningful · significant · important · consequential · substantial · purposeful · productive · constructive · fruitful · advantageous
adversary
Enemy in conflict
- rivalOne who competes against
- competitorOne striving against others
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
contender · match · foe · equal · peer · nemesis · antagonist · opposition
- moral judgmentsgood, evil, wicked, virtuous, moral
- Noble Qualitieshonor, courage, integrity, virtue, kindness
- body imagebody image, body positivity, body acceptance, body shaming, body shame
- Marvel quotesI am Groot, whatever it takes, excelsior, friendly neighborhood, assemble
- superlativesexcellent, superb, best, outstanding, supreme
- honorificssir, madam, Mr, Mrs, Ms
worthyunworthy
Not meriting something
undeserving · unmerited · unearned · ineligible · unsuitable
worthydishonorable
Lacking integrity or ethics
ignoble · disreputable · shameful · base · contemptible
worthyworthless
Lacking any value
valueless · trivial · insignificant · inconsequential · inferior
- worth itMeriting the investment
- worth every pennyJustifying its full cost
- worth a tryMeriting the effort
- money's worthAdequate return on payment
- not worth itEffort exceeds reward
- net worthAssets less debts
worth, worthless, unworthy, worthwhile, worthiness, worthier, unworthiness, worthiest, worthies