deserving

deserving

adjective

Definition of DESERVING

having sufficient worth or merit to receive one's honor, esteem, or reward <gifts donated to deserving children every Christmas>

Synonyms deserving, good, meritorious

Related Words admirable, commendable, creditable, laudable, praiseworthy; invaluable, priceless; cherished, prized, treasured; choice, excellent, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, primary, prime, special

Near Antonyms base, cheap, inferior, second-rate, substandard; bad, defective, flawed, imperfect; deficient, inadequate, insufficient, unacceptable, unsatisfactory

Antonyms no-good, undeserving, valueless, worthless