deserving Synonyms

worth warranting warrant valuable thankworthy talion sterling righteous right respectable reputable rate praiseworthy salt of earth worthful worthwhile have a right to be qualified for worthy of worth it well-thought-of honourable deserts meritocracy applaudable worthier worthy praisable palmary meritorious estimable earning earn due deserver deserve deserved desertful decent creditable credit commendable excellent exemplary fine meritable meriting merited merit laudably