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deserved Definition

de·served (di zʉrvd′)

adjective

rightfully earned or merited; just

Related Forms:

  • deservedly de·serv′·edly (-zʉr′vid lē) adverb
deserved Synonyms

deserved

modif.

merited, earned, justified, warranted, meet, appropriate, suitable, equitable, right, rightful, proper, fitting, just, due, well-deserved; see also fit 1.

Antonyms undue*, excessive*, inordinate.

deserved Usage Examples

Object

  • praise: He who has clung too much to them has deserved no praise from the mouths of the prudent.
  • pat: Give yourself a well deserved pat on the back.
  • victory: The club and support were boosted by the weekend's deserved victory over leaders Norwich but had to overcome a worsening injury list.

Present participle complement

  • pamper: Once again people returned tired but happy - and happy too to be back on board for some well deserved pampering.

Modifying Another Word

  • thoroughly: Excellent indeed & a thoroughly deserved golden crown ~ Well done!
  • justly: Some quite remarkable works may have appeared, had he lived a further 10 years, giving him the recognition he so justly deserved.
  • well: Give yourself a well deserved pat on the back.
deserved Quotes

They were always†getting more credit than they deserved, more sorrow than they could bear, climbing into jobs before they were ready and failing just when they were succeeding.

—Reston,James B(arrett)

It is not enough to refuse the Legion d'Honneur.One should never have deserved it.

—Satie, Erik Alfred Leslie

He would punish everyone who deserved it: why, he wouldn't have minded being punished himself if he deserved it; but, then, he never did deserve it. 303

—Eliot, George pseudonym of  MaryAnn Evans