worthy

  • (a) having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable
    • a worthy fellow
    • a worthy cause
  • (s) worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
    • the parents found the girl suitable for their son
    desirable, suitable,
  • (s) having qualities or abilities that merit recognition in some way
    • behavior worthy of reprobation
    • a fact worthy of attention

Nouns

  • (n) an important, honorable person (word is often used humorously)
    • he told his story to some conservative worthies
    • local worthies rarely challenged the chief constable

Synonyms

desirable suitable

Antonyms

unworthy

See also

estimable good honourable honorable righteous valuable

Words of close approximity

worth