I am sure your promotion was timely and well deserved.
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Deserved
/dɪˈzɜːvd/
Synonyms for "deserved" (53 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Verb(4 words)
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (16)
Related words (26)
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10 entriesdeserved creditdeserved outcomedeserved praisedeserved punishmentdeserved recognitiondeserved rewarddeserved treatmentdue creditearned praisemerited reputation
Collocations
9 entriesdeserved creditdeserved outcomedeserved praisedeserved punishmentdeserved recognitiondeserved restdeserved rewardwell deservedwell deserved recognition
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
The boy deserved praise for saving the child's life.
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His crime deserved the death penalty.
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Netherlands so deserved the World Cup.
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