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meritorious
Deserving reward or praise; having merit.
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  1. Deserving reward or praise; having merit.
exemplary
Serving as a model or example; worth imitating
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  1. Serving as a model or example; worth imitating
  2. Serving as a warning or deterrent
  3. Worthy of imitation; commendable:
admirable
Deserving admiration.
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  1. Deserving admiration.
  2. Inspiring or deserving admiration or praise; excellent; splendid
creditable
Worthy of belief:
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  1. Worthy of belief:
  2. (Obs.) Having good financial credit
  3. Deserving of often limited praise or commendation:
estimable
Worthy of esteem; deserving to be respected or valued
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  1. Worthy of esteem; deserving to be respected or valued
  2. (Archaic) Valuable.
  3. Worthy of esteem; admirable.
exemplary
Serving as a sample, instance, type, etc.; illustrative
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  1. Serving as a sample, instance, type, etc.; illustrative
  2. Worthy of imitation; commendable:
  3. Serving as a model or example; worth imitating
honorable
Distinguished; illustrious:
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  1. Distinguished; illustrious:
  2. Consistent with honor or good name:
  3. Worthy of being honored
laudable
Deserving commendation; praiseworthy.
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  1. Deserving commendation; praiseworthy.
  2. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as, laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition.
  3. Worthy of being lauded
meritorious
Having merit; deserving reward, praise, etc.
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  1. Having merit; deserving reward, praise, etc.
praiseworthy
Meriting praise; worthy of high praise
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  1. Meriting praise; worthy of high praise
  2. Meriting praise; highly commendable.
  3. Worthy of praise; laudable; commendable
reputable
Regarded as proper usage; standard
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  1. Regarded as proper usage; standard
  2. Having a good reputation; honourable.
respectable
Conforming to socially acceptable behavior, attitudes, taste, etc.; proper; correct
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  1. Conforming to socially acceptable behavior, attitudes, taste, etc.; proper; correct
  2. Of moderately good quality:
  3. Worthy of respect or esteem; estimable
worthy
Honorable; admirable:
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  1. Honorable; admirable:
  2. Having enough worth or merit (for someone or something specified); meriting
  3. Having sufficient worth; deserving:
Find another word for deserving. In this page you can discover 20 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for deserving, like: meriting, meritorious, exemplary, worthy, admirable, commendable, creditable, estimable, exemplary, honorable and laudable.

Sentence Examples

  • Julius is deserving of particular honour for his patronage of art and literature.

  • I realize in most ways Edith isn't deserving of too much sympathy, but I still think of her as a tragic figure.

  • He provided work for the deserving poor, supplied them with clothes and food in seasons of special distress.

  • He founded museums, libraries and schools, and inaugurated scholarships and a fund from which deserving scholars desirous of studying in England and America could obtain their expenses.

  • The nomenclature or " lettering " of maps is a subject deserving special attention.

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