Deserved
Deserved adjective - Being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong.
Recommended and deserved are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recommended" instead an adjective "Deserved".
Nearby Words: deserving, deservedly
Recommended
Deserved and recommended are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deserved" instead an adjective "Recommended".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- fitting and deserved
- fitting and recommended
- appropriate and deserved
- appropriate and recommended
- suitable and deserved
- suitable and recommended
- apt and deserved
- apt and recommended
- desirable and deserved
- desirable and recommended
- requisite and deserved
- requisite and recommended
- obligatory and deserved
- obligatory and recommended
Both words in one sentence
- One interesting bit in the expansion for 2 suggests he killed Bloodwyn (never required or recommended, but deserved), which occurs during a conversation with Bloodwyn (he notes he survived).
Source: Cutting Off the Branches
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