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deserved

  • /dɪˈzɜːvd/ UK
  • /dɪˈzɝvd/ US

adjective more deserved · most deserved

  1. Fair; merited. But though he thus abstained from power, his eldest son, the present Lord Morpeth, as Secretary for Ireland at a critical period, acquired a higher reputation and a more deserved popularity than any statesman who ever held that office.

    Opposite: undeserved

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of deserve

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Closest in meaning: due, merited, attracted, awarded, earned, justified, merit, merits, needed, received, required, rightful, warranted, well-deserved, well-earned, won

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@misc{deserved_2026,
  title = {deserved},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deserved},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}