Synonyms of worthwhile

worthwhile

adjective

as in worthy

having worth or value

a worthwhile investment

The money is for a worthwhile cause.

The trip was worthwhile.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worthy
• valuable
• big
• meaningful
• serious
• important
• great
• significant
• substantial
• major
• much
• noble
• impressive
• momentous
• remarkable
• historic
• outstanding
• eventful
• strategic
• monumental
• consequential
• exceptional
• decisive
• fatal
• tectonic
• material
• earth-shattering
• noteworthy
• earthshaking
• earnest
• sincere
• fateful
• prominent
• distinctive
• weighty
• notable
• crucial
• essential
• distinguished
• grave
• eminent
• critical
• heavy
• illustrious
• prestigious
• famous
• pivotal
• key
• vital
• all-important
• renowned
• notorious
• central
• seminal
• preeminent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worthless
• petty
• paltry
• unknown
• obscure
• small
• trivial
• anonymous
• unimportant
• insignificant
• little
• negligible
• minor
• nameless
• inconsequential
• inconsiderable
• trifling
• slight
• uncelebrated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of worthwhile

To Cramer, taking a chance on speculative stocks like these can be worthwhile. —Julie Coleman, CNBC, 21 Feb. 2025

To demonstrate that fog harvesting would be worthwhile for Alto Hospicio and northern Chile more broadly, Carter and her co-authors combined a year of observational measurements with satellite imagery and mathematical modeling of the region’s fog cycles. —Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 20 Feb. 2025

My favorite part of this tiring but worthwhile experience was passing through five distinct ecological climate zones on the way to the top. —Mary Robnett, Travel + Leisure, 17 Feb. 2025

Compared with winter, people tended to have lower levels of depression, anxiety, and loneliness, and higher levels of happiness, life satisfaction, and feeling that life was worthwhile in other seasons. —Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Feb. 2025