not worth a dime
not worth a dime adjective: worthless or nearly so: lacking in value.
Adjective
not worth a dime (not comparable)
- Worthless or nearly so: lacking in value.
- Near-synonyms: a dime a dozen, dime-a-dozen, ten a penny
- This vase is not worth a dime. Why did you pay so much for it?
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see not, worth, a, dime: worth less than ten cents, at any value down to and including zero (nothing).
Synonyms of not worth a dime
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- good-for-naught
- good-for-nothing
- goodless
- ineffectual
- jabberwocky
- junky
- mouldy
- no-account
- no good / no-good
- nonvaluable
- not worth a damn
- not worth a plug nickel
- not worth a brass farthing
- not worth a cent
- not worth a cress
- not worth a curse
- not worth a Continental
- not worth a farthing
- not worth a nickel
- not worth a penny
- not worth salt
- not worth a whistle
- of no value
- pissass
- punk
- putid
- rubbishy
- scabbed
- scummy
- shand
Questions about not worth a dime
- What does not worth a dime mean?
- Not worth a dime means worthless or nearly so: lacking in value.
- What part of speech is not worth a dime?
- Not worth a dime is an adjective.
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