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View synonyms for deserved
deserved
[dih-zurvd]
adjective
justly or rightly earned; merited.
a deserved increase in salary.
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Other Word Forms
- deservedness noun
- half-deserved adjective
- half-deservedness noun
- undeserved adjective
- well-deserved adjective
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He posted a 2.96 ERA in 14 regular-season outings, enough to convince the Yankees he deserved the ball in the most important game of the year.
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If so, all Blacks deserved to be treated as full and equal citizens.
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"This is wonderful news indeed, and very well deserved," said Professor Lesley Cohen, Associate Provost in the Department of Physics at Imperial College London.
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"I'm so sorry. They deserved better," he said, referring to his seven children, most of whom were in the courtroom.
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Ms Bunyan added that Mr Renteria said he "wished she was dead" and that she "deserved to suffer".
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