GOOD-FOR-NOTHING Synonyms

• aimlessly drifting

• continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another

• not fit to assume responsibility

• generally incompetent and ineffectual

• unproductive of success

• not in action or at work

• the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling

• without a basis in reason or fact

• not in active use

• silly or trivial

• lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

• not yielding a return

• not having a job

• run disconnected or idle

• be idle; exist in a changeless situation

• legally not qualified or sufficient

• not qualified or suited for a purpose

• someone who is not competent to take effective action

• showing lack of skill or aptitude

• not doing a good job

• not meeting requirements

• marked by a lack of interest

• showing no care or concern in attitude or action

• (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed

• (often followed by `to') lacking importance; not mattering one way or the other

• fairly poor to not very good

• having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

• marked by no especial liking or dislike or preference for one thing over another

• characterized by a lack of partiality

• being neither good nor bad

• neither too great nor too little

• not producing desired results; wasteful

• lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate

• not elegant or graceful in expression

• generally incompetent and ineffectual

• revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse

• moving slowly and gently

• disinclined to work or exertion

• very bad

• infested with lice

• vile; despicable

• disinclined to work or exertion

• having little desire for success or achievement

• providing no assistance

• having no intellectual or emotional or spiritual excitement

• deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention

• not producing or capable of producing

• not producing desired results

• not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency

• lacking professional skill or expertise

• not doing a good job

• having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully

• wanting in physical strength

• overly diluted; thin and insipid

• (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress

• wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings

• tending downward in price

• deficient or lacking in some skill

• lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

• (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection

• not having authority, political strength, or governing power

• deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc

• likely to fail under stress or pressure

• deficient in intelligence or mental power

• lacking in usefulness or value

• morally reprehensible