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be worthy

VERB

merit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deserve just deserts justify warrant

STRONG

earn incur rate

WEAK

be in line for get one's comeuppance get one's due get what is coming have a claim have a right have coming

VERB

rate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

earn

STRONG

deserve merit prosper succeed triumph

WEAK

be accepted be favorite be welcome

Antonyms

STRONG

fail lose

WEAK

disqualify

Example Sentences

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Are they not joyful or grounding enough to be worthy of enjoyment?

From Salon • May 17, 2026

He did not consider these matters, nor the people he was discussing them with, to be worthy of formality.

From Slate • Nov. 14, 2025

It is a serious building, aspiring to be worthy of the collection it houses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

He said Mr Saunders "may be worthy of condemnation" but it was not evidence of an agreement to kill Mrs Atkinson-Lewis.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

DELPHI: I’ve studied to be worthy of him!

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling