undeserving

adjective/ˌʌndɪˈzɜrvɪŋ/

Frequency rank: #18,127 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

not having earned or merited something; not worthy.

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Example sentence

The committee felt that the candidate was undeserving of the award.

Synonyms & related words

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