Synonyms of junky

77 similar words

Another word for junky is good-for-nothing. Other synonyms of junky are worthless, vain, unappreciated, ineffectual and valueless.

Synonyms and similar words for junky

adjectiveResembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality.

garbageyLike garbage; trashy, worthless.
rubbishyOf little or no value; worthless.
scummySleazy, worthless, no good.
bastardlyOf 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.
good-for-naughtSynonym of good-for-nothing.
good-for-nothingUseless; worthless.
goodlessWorthless.
ineffectualWorthless; ineffective.
jabberwockyMeaningless, worthless.
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.
scabbedVile; worthless.
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.

adjectiveFull of junk.

clutteredScattered with a disorderly mixture of objects that occupies space; littered.
trashyHaving or generating a lot of trash.

Meaning of junky

adjective Resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality.
adjective Full of junk.

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What is another word for junky?: Junky has 77 synonyms on Word.ws, such as good-for-nothing, worthless, vain, unappreciated, ineffectual, valueless, jabberwocky and scabbed.
What does junky mean?: Junky means resembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality.

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Synonyms and similar words for junky

adjectiveResembling or characteristic of junk; cheap, worthless, or of low quality.

adjectiveFull of junk.

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