Deserving synonyms
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failing (antonym)
To break; not to succeed in reaching a standard or goal; to perform ineptly or faultily; to become bankrupt.
Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable or meritorious.
The definition of meritorious is something that has value or that is deserving of praise or rewards.
Equal in value to something specified:
To be worthy or deserving:
To guarantee (something) to be (of a specified quality, value etc.).
(--- U.S. Navy) To assign a rate to
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To get by special effort; obtain or acquire:
To receive (interest, dividends, etc.) as a return
To deserve or call for; require:
To be successful in coming or going:
To get by effort, labor, struggle, etc.
To provide an acceptable explanation for.
worthy (related)
undeserving (related)
worthy of (related)
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unworthy (related)
The definition of exemplary is an excellent model or example, or a sample worthy person or thing.
The definition of admirable is someone or something with positive characteristics worthy of adoration, love or respect.
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Being in keeping with a situation; appropriate.
meedful
Worthy of meed or reward; deserving; meritorious.
meritprious
The definition of honorable is a person with a high position, worthy of respect or with high morals.
Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition.
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Meriting praise; highly commendable.
Regarded as proper usage; standard
praise (related)
Deserving honor, respect, or admiration
respect (related)
Deserving honor, respect, or admiration
value (related)
The relative darkness or lightness of a color. Value measures where a color falls on an achromatic scale from white to black.
To get by labor; earn
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Of moderately good quality:
Find another word for deserving. In this page you can discover 36 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for deserving, like: failing, commendable, meritorious, worth, meriting, warranting, rating, procuring, earning, claiming and getting.
