deservedadjective
uk/dɪˈzɜːvd/us/dɪˈzɝːvd/used to refer to something that you earn or are given because of your behaviour or qualities:
a well-deserved rest
Their victory was richly/thoroughly deserved.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Deserving and deserved
- birthright
- come
- comeuppance
- deserts
- deserve
- deservedly
- deserving
- get your just deserts idiom
- had it coming (to you) idiom
- hard-earned
- he/she deserves whatever/everything he/she gets idiom
- just
- merit
- serve
- serve sb right idiom
- well earned
- worthy
- worthy