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undeserving

ADJECTIVE
unworthy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
inappropriate ineligible shameful unfit unsuitable
WEAK
base beneath blamable contemptible degrading disgraceful dishonorable disreputable good-for-nothing ignoble improper inexcusable no-account no-good not deserving not fit not good enough not worth nothing offensive out of place recreant reprehensible unbecoming unbefitting unmerited unseemly valueless vile wretched wrong
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appropriate proper qualified suitable
WEAK
honorable useful valuable worthwhile worthy

Example Sentences

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"You believe that other people are overestimating your abilities and intelligence, and you fear that one day you'll be exposed as incompetent and undeserving of your success."

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

I’ll let you make your own list of who Musk and other followers of this mean little philosophy consider undeserving.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025

Conceding Brigitte’s argument that he’s an undeserving candidate to buy Cassell, Roberto admits, “It’s true: Everything I know about France I learned from ‘Ratatouille’!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

By failing to be "good" at pregnancy, they are seen as malfunctioning and undeserving of care.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2024

The power of just mercy is that it belongs to the undeserving.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson