Synonyms for deserved
dɪˈzɜrvdde·served

Princeton's WordNetRate this synonym:5.0 / 1 vote

1. merited, deservedadjective

   properly deserved

   "a merited success"

   Synonyms:
   merited

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deservedadjective

   Synonyms:
   merited, condign

   Antonyms:
   undeserved, unmerited

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "deserved":

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

How to pronounce deserved?

How to say deserved in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use deserved in a sentence?

1. Ville Pokka:

   It’s still an Olympic gold medal, we won. Obviously, NHL players aren’t here, but we still deserved the gold medal.

2. Collin Morikawa:

   I went downstairs to look at the TV and you see what happened to Jon and it's awful, he deserved to go out and play really well, and he was 18 under. The rules are rules and you have to follow guidelines.

3. Martin Rios:

   We showed up here and there was no official forfeit. I prefer a deserved loss to a forfeit win, to be honest, they are nice guys and I hope they’re well and can enjoy the rest of this. They’re good curlers. Of course, they were 0-7, but we knew they would give us a hard time on the ice.

4. Bruce Fromong:

   He was upset, insulted, but I don't think that he thought the price should be what it was. i told the district attorney at the time (of his conviction) that I only thought that O.J. Simpson deserved one to three years in state prison.

5. Charlotte Rampling:

   Maybe this time, no black actor or actress deserved to make it to the final selection, why should we always categorize people? I think nowadays we are living in easily offended societies. There will always be someone who's too beautiful, too black or not white enough.