States and conditions

Synonyms for deserve

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb · Reason line included

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineStates and conditions

be worthy or deserving

You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

merit

Same sentence, swapped: You merit a promotion after all the hard work you have done.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for deserve as it is used in the sentence above.

cost
draw
claim

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Closest first: other states and conditions words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

sewernountoiletmisfortune resulting in lost effort or moneyTreeline shakingnountremblinga shaky motionTreelineHas a reason line shakyadjectivetremblingvibrating slightly and irregularlyTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line shamenoundisgracea state of dishonorTreeline demandnounneeda condition requiring reliefFoothillsHas a reason line deplorableadjectivemiserableof very poor quality or conditionRidgelineHas a reason line doomedadjectiveunluckymarked by or promising bad fortuneTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line dopenounpoopslang terms for inside informationTreelineHas a reason line

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