Deserving
Deserving adjective - Having sufficient worth or merit to receive one's honor, esteem, or reward.
Happy and deserving are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Happy" instead an adjective "Deserving".
Nearby Words: deserved, deservedly
Both words in one sentence
- The fact that Bison was also pure evil and deserving of death by the standards of normal people was just a happy coincidence.
- Asukas male classmates were not happy when Asuka showed that Shinji was the only boy she deemed to be deserving of her attention.
Source: Fanfic / Once More with Feeling - Karma bites Jerry hard in the ass where Tom admits he's giving up all that money but, hey, he's happy beating on a very deserving mouse!
Source: Curbstomp Cushion
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Happy and Deserving. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deserving/happy
Deserving & Happy. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deserving/happy>.
Happy or Deserving. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/deserving/happy.
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