undeserved

adjective

un·​de·​served ˌən-di-ˈzərvd 

: not earned or deserved : not justified or merited

undeserved criticism/praise

an undeserved reputation

undeservedly

ˌən-di-ˈzər-vəd-lē 

-ˈzərvd-lē

adverb

a plan that has been undeservedly criticized

undeservedness

ˌən-di-ˈzər-vəd-nəs 

-ˈzərvd-nəs

noun

Examples of undeserved in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 1998, Moore started an eponymous foundation to provide educational, cultural and recreational activities for undeserved youth. —C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 19 May 2025

It’s not always taken seriously enough, despite the fact that employees cite office gossip as their number one pet peeve more than pointless meetings, coworkers taking undeserved credit and micromanagement. —Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025

Also, the feeling of blind, random, even undeserved confidence. —James Factora, Them., 28 Apr. 2025

And companies that use corruption to get undeserved business typically perform poorly, providing deficient products, infrastructure, and services that harm consumers. —Richard Nephew, Foreign Affairs, 24 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for undeserved

• conserved
• decurved
• deserved
• incurved
• observed
• preserved
• recurved
• reserved
• subserved
• unnerved
• unserved
• curved