Synonyms of undeserving

undeserving

adjective

as in worthless

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

• worthy
• good
• meritorious
• deserving
• admirable
• creditable
• commendable
• invaluable
• laudable
• praiseworthy
• priceless

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of undeserving

This may be particularly effective if prosecutors also use their discretion to decline more undeserving cases up front, treating the use of taxpayer dollars on prosecution as something that requires deliberate justification rather than something that happens by default. — Rebecca Dunlea, The Conversation, 17 June 2026

There are no nominees undeserving of praise. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026

Susan Branje, the head of the department of education and pedagogy at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, found that favorite children might feel guilty or undeserving when the favoritism is so obvious. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026

Each of Cicellis’s young protagonists arrives at the grim realization that their life is circumscribed not by a god but by the pull of obligation to an undeserving parent or mentor. — Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026