worthy
[adjective]
Synonyms: praiseworthy, admirable, creditable, deserving, laudable, meritorious, valuable, virtuous, worthwhile

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Antonyms: worthless, unworthy
Contrasted words: good-for-nothing, no-account, no-good, valueless, contemptible, sad, sorry
Related Words: invaluable, precious, priceless, desirable, pleasing, satisfying, divine

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. wor‧thy¹ /ˈwɜːði $ ˈwɜːrði/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: worth, worthlessness, worthy, unworthiness; adjective: worth, worthless, worthwhile, worthy ≠ unworthy]

1. [only before noun] deserving respect from people:
Leeds United were worthy winners of the competition.
a worthy opponent

2. be worthy of something to deserve to be thought about or treated in a particular way:
A couple of other books are worthy of mention.
a teacher who is worthy of respect

3. be worthy of somebody informal to be as good as something that a particular person would do:
a goal that was worthy of any of the great footballers of the world

4. I’m/We’re not worthy spoken used humorously to say that you consider it a great honour to be with someone because they are famous, or much more skilful at doing something than you are

5. formal trying to help other people:
The money will go to a worthy cause.
I’m sure his motives were worthy.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. worthy² noun (plural worthies) [countable]
[Word Family: noun: worth, worthlessness, worthy, unworthiness; adjective: worth, worthless, worthwhile, worthy ≠ unworthy]
informal someone who is important and should be respected:
We were met by a group of local worthies.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

worthy
adj.
VERBS be, seem | consider sth, deem sth, judge sth, think sth
ADV. most, very, well | entirely, wholly | hardly, scarcely The matter is scarcely worthy of the managing director's time.
enough We thought it was a worthy enough objective.
PREP. of It's a matter worthy of our attention.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

worthy
adjective
BAD: It's not worthy taking your own car.
GOOD: It's not worth taking your own car.
BAD: The cathedral is certainly worthy to be visited.
GOOD: The cathedral is certainly worth visiting.

Usage Note:
it's worth doing sth; sth is worth doing (NOT worthy ): 'Do you think it's worth having the engine tuned?' 'The letter isn't worth worrying about.'

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Common Errors ▲