All deserving synonyms
de·serv·ing
D d adj deserving
- commendable — If you describe someone's behaviour as commendable, you approve of it or are praising it.
- fitting — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- admirable — An admirable quality or action is one that deserves to be praised and admired.
- due — together; in unison.
- laudable — deserving praise; praiseworthy; commendable: Reorganizing the files was a laudable idea.
- needy — in a condition of need or want; poverty-stricken; impoverished; extremely poor; destitute.
- praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
- righteous — characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law.
- rightful — having a valid or just claim, as to some property or position; legitimate: the rightful owner of the farm.
- thankworthy — deserving gratitude.
adjective deserving
- worthy — having adequate or great merit, character, or value: a worthy successor.
- justified — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- justifiable — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
- meritorious — deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy: to receive a gift for meritorious service.