Synonyms for deserving
dɪˈzɜr vɪŋde·serv·ing

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1. deservingnoun

   Antonyms:
   undeserving

2. deservingadjective

   worthy of reward or praise; meritorious

   the deserving poor

   Antonyms:
   undeserving

3. deservingadjective

   Antonyms:
   undeserving

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1. deserving, worth(p)adjective

   worthy of being treated in a particular way

   "an idea worth considering"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically)

   Antonyms:
   unworthy

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1. deservingadjective

   Synonyms:
   meritprious, worthy, meedful

   Antonyms:
   undeserving, unworthy

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1. List of paraphrases for "deserving":

   worthy, meritorious, meriting, merit

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1. Scott Harris:

   Every person who receives a COVID-19 shot is deserving of one and will receive it, as we are determined to make sure that no vaccine is sitting unused on the shelf. We are making every effort to get shots into arms as quickly as possible, the biggest obstacle to vaccination is still the limited vaccine supply. We are attempting to manage expectations because the timeline for receipt of vaccine has not changed and we cannot give people a resource we don’t have yet.

2. Beth Blackwood:

   The DOJ's position now is either you're vaccinated and you're safe, or you should have gotten vaccinated and if not, you're not deserving of compassionate release, we're seeing a near-blanket opposition to almost all of our cases.

3. Jason Frier:

   Everybody who’s in our situation really is deserving of and needs some of this relief, it would help break this sort of vicious cycle we’re in and allow us to make the investments we need to get back up on our feet.

4. Faiz Shakir:

   I mean I just think the American public do not see a billionaire running for president as the kind of change that they so desperately want, we've got a system that's already stocked with enough billionaires and enough power, and here comes another one who feels like deserving of even more power because I'm smarter and have more wealth than the rest of you.

5. White House:

   Family and friends have long sought clemency for Mr. Patrick Nolan, alongside notable advocates like former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and author Arnold Steinberg, in light of these facts, Patrick Nolan is entirely deserving of this Grant of Executive Clemency.