The word "were worthy of" ideally means deserving of respect, admiration or attention. Its antonyms include inappropriate, unworthy, irrelevant, worthless, undeserving, and unimportant. For instance, if someone's actions were unworthy of respect or admiration, it means they acted in a manner that was not deserving of honor or commendation. Similarly, if an individual's contribution to society was worthless or irrelevant, it is considered insignificant or meaningless. Thus, the antonyms of "were worthy of" suggest actions, traits or contributions that do not meet the expected standards of behavior, excellence, or worthiness.

What are the antonyms for Were worthy of?

• v.

  • deserve
  • fail
  ,
  • forfeit
  ,
  • lose
  ,
  • miss
  ,
  • pass
  ,
  • spend
  .
  • earn
  • cost
  ,
  • throw away
  .

Famous quotes with Were worthy of

• But the love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyond reach; it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth, the earth which bore us and sustains us, the only home we shall ever know, the only paradise we ever need — if only we had the eyes to see. Original sin, the true original sin, is the blind destruction for the sake of greed of this natural paradise which lies all around us — if only we were worthy of it.

  Edward Abbey
• These people were worthy of love and admiration in their blind loyalty, in their blind strength and tenacity. With the exception of one small thing, one tiny little thing, they lacked nothing that the sage and thinker had, and that was the consciousness of the unity of all life.

  Hermann Hesse
• When Icelanders were worthy of the name, it was considered an accepted duty to avenge with the sword the sort of crime you have committed against my family. It's a bitter thing to be living at a time when one many not challenge to single combat the man who has disgraced one's family, and carve a blood-eagle on his back!

  Halldór Laxness
• The sentiment sounded trite, but then didn’t most good sentiments sound trite? It was hard to make goodness – and good people – sound interesting. Yet the good were worthy of note, of course, because they battled and that battle was a great story, whereas the evil were evil because of moral laziness, or weakness, and that was ultimately a dull and uninteresting affair.

  Alexander McCall Smith

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