| Deserving 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deserve. 2. (n.) Desert; merit. 3. (a.) Meritorious; worthy; as, a deserving person or act. Thesaurus Entries admirable, ascribable, attributable, beyond all praise, comeuppance, commendable, creditable, deserts, due, entitled to, estimable, exemplary, laudable, merit, merited, meriting, meritorious, model, praiseworthy, rights, unexceptionable, well-deserving, worthy, worthy of |