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Suitable vs Deserving - What's the difference?

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Suitable is a related term of deserving.


As adjectives the difference between suitable and deserving

is that suitable is having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion while deserving is worthy of reward or praise; meritorious.

As a noun deserving is

desert, merit.

As a verb deserving is

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suitable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.

    • Synonyms

    * fit for purpose (British) * up to standard (British)

    Antonyms

    * unsuitable

    Derived terms

    * suitability

    See also

    * fit * meet * appropriate * apt * pertinent * seemly * eligible * consonant * corresponding * congruous

    External links

    * * 1000 English basic words

    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)