Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb deserve

1 sense of deserve

Sense 1
deserve, merit -- (be worthy or deserving; "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done")
       => be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")

Antonyms of adj deserved

1 sense of deserved

Sense 1
merited (vs. unmerited), deserved -- (properly deserved; "a merited success")


Similarity of adj deserved

1 sense of deserved

Sense 1
merited (vs. unmerited), deserved -- (properly deserved; "a merited success")
       => condign -- (fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of punishment; "condign censure")