Synonyms and antonyms of Deserving and deserved in American Thesaurus

deserve (verb)

if you deserve something, it is right that you get it, for example because of the way you have behaved

deserve (verb)

if a thing deserves something such as your time or attention, you should give time or attention to doing it

deserving (adjective)

worth supporting or helping

deserved (adjective)

if something is deserved, it is right that you have it or get it

well-earned (adjective)

earned or deserved because of hard work or a difficult experience

undeserved (adjective)

if something is undeserved, you get it although you should not, because you have not done anything to deserve or to cause it

rate (verb)

to deserve something

due (adjective)

if something is due to someone, they should receive it

belong to ()

if something belongs to someone, they deserve it or have a right to it

due (noun)

someone’s due is something that they have a right to receive

a good/bad turn ()

used for saying that you should be kind to someone who has been kind to you

be deserving of something ()

to deserve something

be unworthy of ()

to not deserve something

deserve better/more ()

to be worth better things or better treatment than you are getting

deservedly (adverb)

formal used for saying that what happens is right

for my sins ()

used for saying that a responsibility that you have or that particular situation that affects you seems like a punishment, although you are not very upset by it

have (got) it coming ()

to deserve something bad that happens to you

have it coming (to you) ()

to deserve something bad that happens to you

it serves someone right (for doing something) ()

used for saying that you think someone deserves something unpleasant that happens to them

merit (verb)

formal to deserve or be worth something

someone’s just deserts ()

bad things that happen to someone because they deserve it

want (verb)

Britishinformal to deserve something

worthy (adjective)

formal deserving something