Vain and Worthy

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Vain adjective - Having no usefulness.

Usage example: having tired of the vain pleasures of life in the fast lane, he returned to the small town he had grown up in

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Worthy is an antonym for vain.

Nearby Words: vainly, vainness

Worthy adjective - Having sufficient worth or merit to receive one's honor, esteem, or reward.

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Vain is an antonym for worthy.

Nearby Words: worthless, worth, worthiness, worthily, Worthing

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