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deserves

VERB

be entitled to

Synonyms

STRONGEST

earn gain get justify merit warrant win

STRONG

demand procure rate

WEAK

be given one's due be in line for be worthy of get comeuppance get what is coming to one have it coming have the right to lay claim to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail forfeit lose miss pass spend

Example Sentences

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"Our findings suggest thymic health deserves much more attention and may open new avenues for understanding how to protect the immune system as we age."

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

“I don’t think there’s anybody that deserves it more than him. So to share that moment with him is special.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

As often as critics hail Quentin Tarantino for making movies about movies, the Wu-Tang Clan deserves credit for mainstreaming Asian action cinema.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

It has always been: What deserves to be believed?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“This is quite shocking! He deserves to be publicly disgraced.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen