noteworthy
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of noteworthy
Explanation
If you keep a journal, you probably write the day's most noteworthy events in it, or the most remarkable things that happen to you. Something is described as noteworthy when it's worth taking interest in it. Your teacher's enormous new beehive hairdo might be noteworthy to you, while her insight into the history of your town might be less noteworthy. The adjective noteworthy is a compound word made from note plus worthy; in other words, if something's worthy of making a note about it, it's noteworthy.
Vocabulary lists containing noteworthy
Very Necessary: Synonyms for "Important"
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Part 3 Vocabulary (Unit 1)
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This Week in Words: Current Events Vocab for December 15–December 21, 2024
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Example Sentences
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This infrastructure is part of what made TED’s recent leadership change noteworthy.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
Nicholas Mugalli, a Substack newsletter author, wrote on X that there were two big noteworthy moments from Berkshire.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
"That is interesting and noteworthy because what it shows is the government does not yet have conclusive proof that the suspect did shoot the agent," Lesko said.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
I wondered what their reactions would be like and if there would be any noteworthy conversations about the morality of the whole experience beforehand.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
It was an impossibly complex and gruesome plan, likely beyond the powers of anyone to execute, but his description is noteworthy for what it revealed, without his intention, about his astigmatic soul.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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