Deserved
Deserved adjective - Being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong.
Valid and deserved are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Valid" instead an adjective "Deserved".
Nearby Words: deserving, deservedly
Valid
Valid adjective - According to the rules of logic.
Deserved and valid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deserved" instead an adjective "Valid".
Nearby Words: validity, validation
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Some acknowledged that he hadn't written the screenplay, but said that he should have rewritten it himself and so still deserved blame (which is a slightly more valid viewpoint, though rather naive of how things generally work in Hollywood).
Source: Mis-blamed
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