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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

His rants would be worthy of a “Saturday Night Live” skit if they weren’t so dangerous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 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

I started to believe I might actually be worthy of gentleness, of belonging.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

It’s when the storyteller might not be worthy of your trust.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson