Deserve and Lose

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Deserve verb - To be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment).

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Lose is an antonym for deserve in be entitled to topic.

Lose verb - To be unable to find or have at hand.

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Deserve is an antonym for lose.

Nearby Words: loser, losing

sympathy	deserve sympathy	lose sympathy
respect	deserve respect	lose respect
power	deserve power	lose power
life	deserve life	lose life
Other words: job, status, amount, chance, time, level, money, bit, title, points, friends.

In fairness, however, if you were unable to kill all of these monsters before they got to the key, then you deserve to lose.

Source: Unwinnable by Design
After reflection Severard says that he's worth killing, but the birds he usually feeds don't deserve to lose that source of food.

Source: Pet The Dog / Literature
When asked why he didn't use it, knowing he could lose his job if he failed the exam, he said, "I wouldn't be the teacher you deserve if I did."

Source: Cheaters Never Prosper

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