Related Words for deserve

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merit
/x
Verb, Noun
rate
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Noun, Verb, Noun
worthy
/x
Adjective
undeserving
xx/x
Adjective
earn
/
Verb
need
/
Noun
receive
x/
Verb
want
/
Verb
should
/
Verb, Noun
give
/
Verb
suffer
/x
Verb
crave
/
Verb
deservedly
x/xx
Adverb
enjoy
x/
Verb
respect
x/
Noun
expect
x/
Verb
appreciate
x/xx
Verb
praise
/
Noun
have
/
Verb
unworthy
x/x
Adjective
qualify
/xx
Verb
bestow
x/
Verb
garner
/x
Name
guarantee
xx/
Noun
reward
x/
Noun
care
/
Noun
ought
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
truly
/x
Adverb
lose
/
Verb
feel
/
Verb
afford
x/
Verb
offer
/x
Noun
treat
/
Verb
strive
/
Verb
better
/x
Adjective
chance
/
Noun
recognition
xx/x
Noun
paid
/
Verb
rightfully
/xx
Adverb
must
/
Verb, Noun
never
/x
Adverb
worth
/
Noun
achieve
x/
Verb
honor
/x
Noun
attain
x/
Verb
hurt
/
Noun
reap
/
Verb
compliment
/xx
Noun
will
/
Noun
begrudge
x/
Verb
recompense
/xx
Noun
owe
/
Verb
repay
x/
Verb
succeed
x/
Verb
benefit
/xx
Noun
refuse
x/
Noun
aspire
x/
Verb
cherish
/x
Verb
know
/
Verb
deprived
x/
Verb
cannot
/x
Adjective
endure
x/
Verb
belong
x/
Verb
justifiably
/xxxx
Adverb
seek
/
Verb
wish
/
Noun
plaudits
/x
Noun
believe
x/
Verb
hope
/
Noun
love
/
Noun
sacrifice
/xx
Noun
recognize
/xx
Verb
they
/
Verb
forfeit
/x
Verb
relish
/x
Noun
equal
/x
Adjective
accolade
/xx
Noun
warranting
/xx
Verb
thrive
/
Verb
meed
/
Noun
claim
/
Noun
owe it to oneself
///x/
Phrase, Verb
command
x/
Noun
award
x/
Noun
desire
x/x
Noun
credit
/x
Noun
believe in
x/x
Phrase, Verb
dignify
/xx
Verb
right
/
Noun
demand
x/
Noun
entail
x/
Verb
vindicate
/xx
Verb
resent
x/
Verb
satisfy
/xx
Verb
bear
/
Noun
entitle
x/x
Verb
arrive
x/
Verb
accrue
x/
Noun
inherit
x/x
Verb
approve
x/
Verb
grant
/
Noun
accept
x/
Verb
acknowledge
x/x
Verb
repute
x/
Noun
aver
/x
Noun
necessitate
x/xx
Verb
become
x/
Verb
deign
/
Verb
serve
/
Verb
ascribe
x/
Verb
please
/
Verb
take
/
Verb
title
/x
Noun
congratulate
x/xx
Verb
elevate
/xx
Verb
derive
x/
Verb
acclaim
x/
Noun
accede
x/
Verb
accord
x/
Noun
pay off
//
Phrase, Verb
deem
/
Verb
suffice
x/
Verb
gain
/
Noun
avail
x/
Noun
come from
//
Phrase, Verb
appropriate
x/xx
Adjective
import
x/
Noun
induce
x/
Verb
justify
/xx
Verb
await
x/
Verb
ensue
x/
Noun
allow
x/
Verb
look forward to
//x/
Phrase, Verb
obtain
x/
Verb
confer
x/
Verb
ascend
x/
Verb
authorize
/xx
Verb
deal with
//
Phrase, Verb
grace
/
Noun
admit
x/
Verb
heir
/
Noun
gratify
/xx
Verb
forgive
x/
Adjective
commendation
xx/x
Noun
mention
/x
Noun
censure
/x
Noun
richly
/x
Adverb
doth
/
Adverb
appellation
xx/x
Noun
damnation
x/x
Noun
congratulations
xxx/x
Noun
scrutiny
/xx
Noun
raise
/
Noun
punishment
/xx
Noun
epithet
/xx
Noun
punished
/x
Verb
are
/
Noun
call
/
Verb, Noun
get
/
Verb, Noun
make
/
Verb, Noun
require
x/x
Verb
sow
/
Verb, Noun
win
/
Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
tell
/
Verb, Noun
anymore
xx/
Adverb
sorta
/x
Adverb
save
/
Verb, Noun
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
literally
/xxx
Adverb