worthy
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)
he told his story to some conservative worthies
Types & categories
- important person hypernym
Related & opposite
- worthy derivation
Sense 2 adjective
having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable
a worthy fellow
Related & opposite
- estimable also see
- good also see
- honourable also see
- righteous also see
- valuable also see
- unworthy antonym
- worthiness attribute
- worthiness derivation
- worth derivation
- worthy derivation
- applaudable similar to
- creditable similar to
- cum laude similar to
- worthp similar to
- exemplary similar to
- magna cum laude similar to
- meritorious similar to
- notable similar to
- quotable similar to
- sacred similar to
- summa cum laude similar to
- valued similar to
- worthful similar to
- worthwhile similar to
Sense 3 adjective
worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
the parents found the girl suitable for their son
Related & opposite
- oomph derivation
- suitability derivation
- eligible similar to
Sense 4 adjective
having qualities or abilities that merit recognition in some way
behavior worthy of reprobation
Related & opposite
- fit similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | worthy |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | important person |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | estimable |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | good |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | honourable |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | righteous |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | valuable |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | unworthy |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | worthiness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | worthiness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | worth |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | worthy |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | applaudable |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | creditable |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | cum laude |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | worthp |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | exemplary |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | magna cum laude |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | meritorious |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | notable |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | quotable |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sacred |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | summa cum laude |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | valued |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | worthful |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | worthwhile |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | oomph |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | suitability |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | eligible |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | fit |