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Recent Examples of undeserving
Unless Freeze goes 4-0 in November and wins the Iron Bowl, his résumé would be wholly undeserving of a fourth season.
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Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2025
And in no way is Baldelli blameless, or even wholly undeserving of being dismissed.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Indeed, Black women have historically been viewed by whites as unclean and licentious and therefore undeserving of protection.
—Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
After demanding Posey show some respect, Browning-Grice spoke about her daughter’s infectious laugh and her dedication to showing compassion to even those who seemed undeserving of it.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2025
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Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2025
And in no way is Baldelli blameless, or even wholly undeserving of being dismissed.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Indeed, Black women have historically been viewed by whites as unclean and licentious and therefore undeserving of protection.
—Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
After demanding Posey show some respect, Browning-Grice spoke about her daughter’s infectious laugh and her dedication to showing compassion to even those who seemed undeserving of it.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undeserving
Adjective
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The joke implies that Timur, stripped of all the trappings of power and authority, is essentially worthless.—
Perin Gürel,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2026
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If Zaslav couldn’t get the stock price higher than $10 within five years, his options would ultimately be worthless.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This is going to be a horrible, terrible, no-good, very bad day.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
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Archie has a no-good, very-bad day, and Dylan goes to bat for her students.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Undeserving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undeserving. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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