Synonyms for deserved
dɪˈzɜrvdde·served

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1. merited, deservedadjective

   properly deserved

   "a merited success"

   Synonyms:
   merited

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1. deservedadjective

   Synonyms:
   merited, condign

   Antonyms:
   undeserved, unmerited

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1. List of paraphrases for "deserved":

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

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1. Tyrone Carnegay:

   He got what he deserved, he did me wrong.

2. Longfellow:

   Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny.

3. Emelia Holden:

   As soon as the cops saw the CCTV footage, they immediately arrested the man. He sat in jail until Monday, so in my opinion, he got what he deserved. you have every right to wear what you want and you most certainly have every right to defend yourself.

4. Ville Pokka:

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

5. Ann Arbor-based FarmLogs:

   Big ag companies weren’t pushing the industry forward at a pace we felt the farmers deserved, we wanted to build a business that has a massive impact on agriculture and lets us invent the future of farming.