Deserving
Deserving adjective - Having sufficient worth or merit to receive one's honor, esteem, or reward.
Worthwhile and deserving are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Worthwhile" instead an adjective "Deserving".
Nearby Words: deserved, deservedly
Worthwhile
Worthwhile adjective - Sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest.
Deserving and worthwhile are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deserving" instead an adjective "Worthwhile".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- fitting and deserving
- fitting and worthwhile
- good and deserving
- good and worthwhile
- valuable and deserving
- valuable and worthwhile
- invaluable and deserving
- invaluable and worthwhile
- priceless and deserving
- priceless and worthwhile
- fit and deserving
- fit and worthwhile
- creditable and deserving
- creditable and worthwhile
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