Synonyms & related words for deserving

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of deserving — including meriting, worthy, merited, meritorious, praiseworthy, creditable. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to deserving

Explore words related to deserving — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include unmeriting, deservingly, undeserving, meritoriousness, deserved, deserves, praiseworthiness, unworthy. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for deserving

Common synonyms for deserving include meriting, worthy, merited, meritorious, praiseworthy, creditable, commendable, laudable — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does deserving come from?

The word deserving breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root serv-, from Latin servio (“serve”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.