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well earned
adjective UKDefinition
› deserved because of what you have done or experienced: [before noun] Liz won't be at work next week - she's having a well-earned rest.Deserving and deserved
(Definition of well earned adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -worthy suffix
- birthright noun
- comeuppance noun
- deserts noun
- deserve verb
- deserved adjective
- deservedly adverb
- deserving adjective
- get your just deserts idiom
- had it coming (to you) idiom
- hard-earned adjective
- he/she deserves whatever/everything he/she gets idiom
- merit noun
- merit verb
- serve sb right idiom
- worthy adjective (DESERVING RESPECT)
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