as in worthless
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Recent Examples of undeserving
For Black Americans, who are often already stigmatized as unlovable and undeserving of care, our communities’ lack of expansive intimacy also reproduces the rejection and denial many of us experience in mass society.
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Dr. Jenn Jackson, Essence, 12 Dec. 2022
But our immigration system is built on a premise that they are undocumented and undeserving of citizenship status. . . .
—Teresa Mathew, The New Yorker, 22 June 2022
But with so many submissions (more than 800 in the drama supporting actor and actress categories alone!), the line between undeserving and unsung was thinner than ever.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022
Yet, these efforts are repeatedly countered by claims that those who need relief are ultimately undeserving.
—Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 29 Apr. 2022
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Dr. Jenn Jackson, Essence, 12 Dec. 2022
But our immigration system is built on a premise that they are undocumented and undeserving of citizenship status. . . .
—Teresa Mathew, The New Yorker, 22 June 2022
But with so many submissions (more than 800 in the drama supporting actor and actress categories alone!), the line between undeserving and unsung was thinner than ever.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022
Yet, these efforts are repeatedly countered by claims that those who need relief are ultimately undeserving.
—Nicole Hemmer, CNN, 29 Apr. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeserving
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Removing or reforming colleges with chronically poor outcomes means fewer borrowers entering repayment with no degree or worthless credentials.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Settlers who actually traveled to Florida to inspect their purchases were likely to be greeted by muddy parcels of worthless swampland overrun with snakes and mosquitoes, miles away from anything resembling civilization.—
Greg Daugherty,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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Watch my video discussion of these shows below: What were your least-favorite, no-good, terrible TV shows of 2024?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
25 Dec. 2024
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Moving right along, Rufus (Michael Maggi), the no-good gambler who lost his wife, Salena’s, shares in the Blue faction, gets put to work by Berenice, Titus’s Judean queen-mistress-whatever.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
18 July 2024
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“Undeserving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeserving. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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