Synonyms of deserving

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adjective

as in worthy

having sufficient worth or merit to receive one's honor, esteem, or reward

gifts donated to deserving children every Christmas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worthy
• meritorious
• good
• special
• admirable
• commendable
• creditable
• excellent
• invaluable
• exceptional
• praiseworthy
• primary
• cherished
• laudable
• priceless
• prime
• choice
• prized
• fancy
• treasured
• high-grade

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• worthless
• inferior
• undeserving
• no-good
• cheap
• base
• substandard
• bad
• valueless
• defective
• imperfect
• inadequate
• insufficient
• deficient
• unsatisfactory
• unacceptable
• second-rate
• flawed

deserving

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verb

present participle of deserve

as in earning

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

• earning
• meriting
• rating
• qualifying
• entitling

Examples of deserving in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

This difference, the study found, can have real-life effects: People perceived those referred to by their surnames as superior and 14% more deserving of a career award, such as raising funding or being selected for a position. —Maya Davis, CNN, 3 Aug. 2024

Neither party is deserving of the presidency, and neither Trump nor Harris is qualified or fit to be president. —Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024

There has never been a more deserving fighter of the double honor. —Brian Mazique, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024

In my experience, these folks represent the most deserving candidates for federal prosecution. —Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024