deserving

Preposition: of

• condemnation: The conduct has to be particularly deserving of condemnation for an award of as much as £ 25,000.
• accolade: Reckon Roger Scott would be a lot more deserving of that accolade.
• praise: The Duke of Wellington is deserving of the highest praise for his conduct on this occasion.
• sympathy: How deserving of sympathy is Mr Lammy for what ails him?
• punishment: Whoever claims it is round is an atheist deserving of punishment.
• recognition: David Saw is a major talent, one deserving of wide recognition.

Modifying Another Word

• richly: Both memorial types are richly deserving of all the attention they receive.
• thoroughly: A thoroughly deserving winner I'm sure you will all agree.
• equally: Surely our own survivors are equally deserving of such support?
• truly: That's an idea truly deserving of the title of an Heritage.
• fully: He is fully deserving of his place in the Hall of Fame.
• especially: In fairness City never gave up hope and never stopped working, with Hoskins and Smith up front being especially deserving of praise.

Modifies a noun

• winner: They are the deserving winners of an £ 8,000 prize, which is not required to be taken in beer.
• recipient: These were personally bestowed by the Emperor on deserving recipients at the Kaiser's own expense.
• cause: The Northern Echo has fought for deserving causes in the past.
• praise: Then to the middle notes With a swift run And a noble spring; With a supple, seductive hand Deserving praise.
• poor: Show slide 7 Q What do we mean by " deserving poor " ?
• charity: Over 500 tickets to give away to deserving Charities.

Used with adjective complement

• deem: Are they preaching in all the inhabited earth or just to the ones they deem deserving?
• seem: He gave his money away with goodwill to everybody who asked and seemed deserving.