What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Deserving vs Nondeserving - What's the difference?

deserving | nondeserving |

As adjectives the difference between deserving and nondeserving

is that deserving is worthy of reward or praise; meritorious while nondeserving is not deserving.

As a noun deserving

is desert, merit.

As a verb deserving

is .

deserving

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • worthy of reward or praise; meritorious
    • the deserving poor
  • meriting, worthy (reward, punishment etc.)

    • Antonyms

    * undeserving

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • desert, merit
  • * Jonathan Swift
    • A person of great deservings from the republic.

    Verb

    (head)

    • nondeserving

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not deserving.