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no-good
no-good (nō′go͝od′)adj. Having no value, use, merit, or virtue.n. One that is worthless.no-good adj good-for-nothing; worthless no-good (adj. ˈnoʊˈgʊd; n. ˈnoʊˌgʊd)
adj. 1. lacking worth or merit; useless; bad. n. 2. a person or thing that is worthless or undependable. [1905–10, Amer.] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | no-good - without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, meritless, no-account, no-count, sorryworthless - lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler" | | 2. | no-good - returned for lack of funds; "a rubber check"; "a no-good check"rubberbanking - transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechbad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" |
no-goodadjectiveLacking all worth and value:drossy, good-for-nothing, inutile, valueless, worthless.Informal: no-account.Slang: nothing.nounA self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activity:bum, drone, fainéant, good-for-nothing, idler, layabout, loafer, ne'er-do-well, slugabed, sluggard, wastrel.Informal: do-little, do-nothing, lazybones, slug.Slang: slouch.Translationsno-good
no good1. adjective Worthless; futile; no use. I'm telling you, it's no good complaining to a receptionist—you need to get a manager on the line.2. adjective Poor or unsatisfactory in quality. I'm sorry to be blunt, but your writing is no good.3. adjective Having no positive characteristics. Always hyphenated and used before a noun. That no-good brother of hers ran off with the money.4. adjective Unfortunate; pitiable. A: "Unfortunately, John is sick with the flu." B: "Oh, that's no good. Tell him I hope he feels better."5. noun Nothing worthwhile or useful. You can yell all you want, but it will do no good.6. noun Malicious, harmful, or mischievous activity. What are you boys whispering about? You're up to no good, aren't you?7. noun A negative or harmful outcome. You'll come to no good if you don't go to a doctor soon.8. expression That is not what is needed; that will not work. A: "We have confectioner's sugar, will that work?" B: "No good. We need granulated sugar."See also: good, nono-good1. n. a worthless person. Tell that no-good to leave. 2. mod. worthless; bad. I have never heard of such a no-good car dealership before. no-good
Related to no-good: No Good Deed Goes UnpunishedSynonyms for no-goodadj lacking all worth and valueSynonyms- drossy
- good-for-nothing
- inutile
- valueless
- worthless
- no-account
- nothing
noun a self-indulgent person who spends time avoiding work or other useful activitySynonyms- bum
- drone
- fainéant
- good-for-nothing
- idler
- layabout
- loafer
- ne'er-do-well
- slugabed
- sluggard
- wastrel
- do-little
- do-nothing
- lazybones
- slug
- slouch
Synonyms for no-goodadj without meritSynonyms- good-for-naught
- good-for-nothing
- meritless
- no-account
- no-count
- sorry
Related Wordsadj returned for lack of fundsSynonymsRelated Words |