Deserved
Deserved adjective - Being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong.
Useful and deserved are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Useful" instead an adjective "Deserved".
Nearby Words: deserving, deservedly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Stalin never trusted or liked Beria, who had a well-deserved reputation as a depraved sexual predator, even if he did consider him a useful attack dog.
Source: Useful Notes / Moscow Centre -
Cain is extremely useful as an asset to the Imperium as a whole but competent heroes (whether or not their reputation is deserved) aren't especially rare.
Source: Literature / Ciaphas Cain -
Hadley also redeems himself if only for a moment with the well deserved beating of Bogs, even if he was only repaying his debt to Andy/keeping him around in case he's useful.
Source: Film / The Shawshank Redemption
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