Correct
Deserved
Deserved adjective - Being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong.
Usage example: a well deserved promotion for a hard worker
Correct and deserved are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Correct" instead an adjective "Deserved".
Nearby Words: deserving, deservedly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The resulting slaughter is portrayed not as a tragedy, but as the morally correct outcome: they chose to side with the Bad Guys, so they deserved to die along with them.
Source: Human Shield - Danny's final "Reason You Suck" Speech - Correct, deserved, understandable bitterness in the face of death and betrayal, the former but directed at the wrong person (in the sense that he should be upset at Clara for lying and not putting him first), or unnecessarily petty?
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