Thesaurus:deserve

Thesaurus

deserve

English

Verb

Sense: to earn or merit a reward or punishment

Synonyms

• brook (obsolete)
• deserve
• earn
• garner
• merit
• reap
• win
• be worthy of

Antonyms

• undeserve

Hypernyms

• acquire
• get
• obtain

See also

• Thesaurus:receive

Further reading

• “924. dueness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “deserve” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.