Synonyms for deserved
dɪˈzɜrvdde·served

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1. merited, deservedadjective

   properly deserved

   "a merited success"

   Synonyms:
   merited

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1. deservedadjective

   Synonyms:
   merited, condign

   Antonyms:
   undeserved, unmerited

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1. List of paraphrases for "deserved":

   merited, well-deserved, merit, earned, deserves, well-earned, warranted, merits

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1. Paige Beach:

   I thought it was very cute. I was struck by how much effort went into it, i definitely thought we should do something special with it and not just hand it back to him. It was very well done and deserved some recognition.

2. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez:

   I didn't have health care. I wasn't being paid a living wage, and I didn't think that I deserved any of those things.

3. Cao Xuefeng:

   Investors are rushing out of stocks today as they anticipate a well-deserved correction following the overnight tumble in global commodity prices.

4. Carlton Akins:

   I'm sorry the guy got killed, but he got what he deserved.

5. Scott Galloway:

   I think you're naturally seeing what I would call a well deserved and well earned gag reflex around this idea, they're trying to do everything right : Set up an independent body in Switzerland, make it a nonprofit. But there's one problem... it comes from Facebook. And people just are like,' Burn me a million times, shame on you, burn me a million and one times, shame on me.'.