undeserved

/ ˌʌndɪˈzɜːvd /

adjective

1. not earned or merited; unwarranted

   an undeserved reputation

Example Sentences

For the pilots who flew it, the MiG‑21's tarnished reputation in later years is undeserved.

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He ended with another appeal for people to respect his family's privacy as they "continue to grieve and heal", and with some perhaps undeserved well wishes for the assembled media pack.

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The regulator said the shareholder payouts were "undeserved" and did "not properly reflect the company's delivery performance for customers and the environment".

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“Because the Individual Defendants failed to carry out their respective duties, the compensation they received was excessive and undeserved,” the suit states.

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"River have traditionally favoured a more aesthetic brand of football, with their more demanding fans barely even celebrating hard-fought or undeserved wins," explains Bauza.

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• unjustifiable 
• unjustified 
• unreasonable 
• unseemly 
• untimely 
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