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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

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undeserving

"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

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

“We have a tendency to think of victims as either deserving or undeserving of care and compassion,” she told me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025

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

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2024

“Wickham is not so undeserving, then, as we thought him,” said her sister.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

undeserving

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