Synonyms for deserving
dɪˈzɜr vɪŋde·serv·ing

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1. deservingnoun

   Antonyms:
   undeserving

2. deservingadjective

   worthy of reward or praise; meritorious

   the deserving poor

   Antonyms:
   undeserving

3. deservingadjective

   Antonyms:
   undeserving

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1. deserving, worth(p)adjective

   worthy of being treated in a particular way

   "an idea worth considering"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically)

   Antonyms:
   unworthy

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1. deservingadjective

   Synonyms:
   meritprious, worthy, meedful

   Antonyms:
   undeserving, unworthy

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1. List of paraphrases for "deserving":

   worthy, meritorious, meriting, merit

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1. Harriett Bullard White:

   To see the statue, I feel like I've conquered, he was so deserving. It's never too late to acknowledge his legacy.

2. Dee Dee Sorvino:

   Paul Sorvino was one of the greatest actors in cinematic history in Hollywood. It is unconscionable that he would be left out of the In Memoriam segment of the The Oscars, it’s a three-hour show, they ca n’t give a couple more minutes to get it right ? Paul Sorvino gave decades to this industry and was loved by all. Paul Sorvino was not the only deserving soul left out, and a QR Code is not acceptable.

3. Gus Bell:

   With all the losses, I still feel like we played them tough, to get a win there at the end, I thought that was deserving just from the standpoint that I thought we played them tough the whole time.

4. Provearb:

   Taking application fee from job seekers by govt organisations seems like biggest fraud going on as often either selection not done or recruitment of non-deserving candidate is done under political influence

5. Cooper Kupp:

   I don’t feel deserving of this. … I don’t know what to say.