Synonyms of bastardly
86 similar words
Another word for bastardly is good-for-nothing. Other synonyms of bastardly are worthless, vain, natural, unappreciated and junky.
Synonyms and similar words for bastardly
adjectiveHaving been born out of marriage.
- illegitimate
- baseOf illegitimate birth; bastard.
- baseborn
- base born
- extramarital
- misbegotten
- namelessIllegitimate.
- naturalRelated genetically but not legally to one's father; born out of wedlock, illegitimate.
- spuriousBastardly, illegitimate.
- unwantedNot wanted; unwelcome.
- degenerate
adjectiveOf no use or purpose; useless; worthless.
- cacky UK, slangWorthless or no-good; rubbishy.
- cocking vulgarOffensive or worthless.
- cruddy slangCrummy, lousy, worthless.
- draffishWorthless; draffy.
- dreckishDrecky; worthless.
- dreckyTrashy, worthless.
- for the birds informalNot deserving serious consideration; unimportant; useless, worthless.
- fucking vulgarOffensive, annoying or worthless.
- garbageyLike garbage; trashy, worthless.
- good-for-naughtSynonym of good-for-nothing.
- good-for-nothingUseless; worthless.
- goodlessWorthless.
- ineffectualWorthless; ineffective.
- jabberwockyMeaningless, worthless.
- junkyResembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality.
- mouldy UKWorthless; lousy; rotten.
- no-account UK, USOf no value or merit; good-for-nothing; of no account.
- no good / no-good
- nonvaluableNot valuable.
- not worth a damn
- not worth a dimeWorthless or nearly so: lacking in value.
- not worth a plug nickelHaving no or almost no value; worthless.
- not worth a brass farthingWorth nothing or next to nothing.
- not worth a cent
- not worth a cressWorthless.
- not worth a curseWorthless.
- not worth a ContinentalWorthless, lacking in value, especially due to economic inflation.
- not worth a farthing
- not worth a nickel
- not worth a penny
- not worth saltWorthless.
- not worth a whistleWorthless or pointless.
- of no value
- pissass vulgarWorthless, backward, undeveloped, nondescript, reprehensible, or small.
- punk USBad, substandard.
- putidRotten; fetid; stinking; base; worthless.
- rubbishyOf little or no value; worthless.
- scabbedVile; worthless.
- scummy slangSleazy, worthless, no good.
- shand ScotlandWorthless.
- shitOf poor quality; worthless.
- shitey slang, vulgarShitty, worthless.
- shitstained vulgarFilthy, worthless.
- shitty-ass US, slangVery bad; worthless.
- sorry-ass slang, vulgarPitiful, worthless; utterly terrible or dire.
- strawlike figurativelyLight or worthless.
- suckworthyWorthless or inferior; sucky.
- tenth-rateOf extremely poor quality, godawful.
- toshy US, slangRubbishy, trashy; worthless.
- trinketyResembling or characteristic of a trinket; gaudy and worthless.
- tripyBad; worthless.
- two-bit US, slangInsignificant or worthless.
- unappreciatedNot deemed to have any value, valueless, worthless, not appreciated.
- vainHaving no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
- valuelessHaving no value; worthless.
- worthlessHaving no worth or use; without value.
- worth nothing
- wutlessWorthless; good-for-nothing.
- blown obsoleteStale; worthless.
- chaffy obsoleteOf as little value or substance as chaff; worthless.
- crapalicious rare, slangWorthless; bad.
- cullionly obsoleteMean, worthless, vulgar or otherwise inferior.
- draffy obsoleteConsisting of, or worthy of, the dregs, i.e. worthless.
- duffing UK, obsoleteLike a duffer; incompetent or worthless.
- floccinaucinihilipilificatious humorous, rareUnimportant, worthless.
- invaluable obsoleteNot valuable; valueless; worthless.
- mucid figuratively, rareRotten, bad, worthless.
- naughty obsoleteBad, worthless, substandard.
- not worth hell room US, datedWorthless.
- nought obsoleteGood for nothing; worthless.
- rubbishly archaicWorthless; rubbishy.
- sixpenny datedCheap; worthless.
- screwy archaicWorthless.
- triobolar obsoleteMean; worthless.
- unvaluable rareNot valuable; having little value.
Meaning of bastardly
- adjective Having been born out of marriage.
- adjective Of no use or purpose; useless; worthless.
- adverb In a bastardly manner.
Questions about synonyms of bastardly
- What is another word for bastardly?
- Bastardly has 86 synonyms on Word.ws, such as good-for-nothing, worthless, vain, natural, unappreciated, junky, ineffectual and valueless.
- What does bastardly mean?
- Bastardly means having been born out of marriage.
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