Synonyms of deserves

deserves

verb

present tense third-person singular of deserve

as in earns

to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment)

the team really deserved that victory after the way they played

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earns
• merits
• qualifies
• entitles
• rates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deserves

The report found that 84% of students agree that working in the trades deserves respect, Harlow said. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

The tension between intellectual certainty and its corporeal obverse is the novel’s most interesting possibility, yet its campus plot repeatedly narrows into a question of who deserves our sympathy. — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Our beloved city deserves buildings with strong foundations, beaches that are pristine, and transparency in the handling of our money by condo directors and city commissioners. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

For those of us who have spent careers explaining why post-sales deserves a seat at the revenue table, the argument has been settled by the business model itself. — Abhishek Yadav, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Ultimately, the exhibition repositions fashion as a vital thread within his broader subject matter and an aspect of his work that deserves to be reclaimed. — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Everybody’s an ex-something, and everybody deserves a second chance, sometimes [a] third chance. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

The question was never whether Tom Cruise deserves to be celebrated. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Volvo deserves credit for making the EX30's cabin visually interesting without covering everything in shiny plastic and fake carbon fiber. — New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026