UNDESERVED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UNDESERVED?

Need another word that means the same as “undeserved”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “undeserved” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Undeserved” are: gratuitous, unnecessary, needless, unneeded, inessential

Undeserved as an Adjective

Definitions of "Undeserved" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “undeserved” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Not warranted, merited, or earned.
• Not deserved or earned.

Synonyms of "Undeserved" as an adjective (5 Words)

gratuitous	Done without good reason; uncalled for. A gratuitous insult.
inessential	Not absolutely necessary. Inessential information.
needless	Unnecessary and unwarranted. I deplore needless waste.
unnecessary	Not needed. Good construction is essential to avoid unnecessary waste.
unneeded	Not needed. The disposal of unneeded assets.

Usage Examples of "Undeserved" as an adjective

• Has an undeserved reputation as a coward.
• An undeserved term of imprisonment.

Associations of "Undeserved" (30 Words)

biased	Favoring one person or side over another. We will not tolerate this biased media coverage.
condone	Accept (behaviour that is considered morally wrong or offensive. Those arrested were released and the exhibition was officially condoned a few weeks later.
dispensable	Capable of being dispensed with or done without. The captain s loss of form made him dispensable.
except	Take exception to. Five classes of advertisement are excepted from control.
excess	Excessive indulgence. Trying to lose excess weight.
extra	Excessive or extravagant. Breakfast is extra but there are tea and coffee facilities.
gratuitous	Without cause. Solicitors provide a form of gratuitous legal advice.
inequitable	Not equitable or fair. The inequitable division of wealth.
inequity	Injustice by virtue of not conforming with rules or standards. Policies aimed at redressing racial inequity.
iniquitous	Grossly unfair and morally wrong. These awards remain an iniquitous system.
injustice	An unjust act. She was taken aback by the injustice of Nora s remark.
lapse	Let slip. If your diet has lapsed it s time you revived it.
needless	Unnecessary and unwarranted. I deplore needless waste.
neglect	The trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern. You neglect our advice at your peril.
obscurity	The quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand. He worked in obscurity for many years.
omit	Prevent from being included or considered or accepted. He was omitted from the second Test.
poverty	The state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions. Thousands of families are living in abject poverty.
redundance	The attribute of being superfluous and unneeded.
redundant	(of words or data) able to be omitted without loss of meaning or function. Most of the inflectional endings are redundant.
subjective	The subjective case. There is always the danger of making a subjective judgement.
superfluous	More than is needed, desired, or required. The purchaser should avoid asking for superfluous information.
supernumerary	A supernumerary person or thing. Extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts.
surplus	An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply. She had picked up her boots in an army surplus store.
tortious	Constituting a tort; wrongful. This does not make the act tortious.
unfair	Not based on or behaving according to the principles of equality and justice. It would be unfair to blame her for the situation.
unjust	Not based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair. Unjust punishment.
unmerited	Not merited or deserved. An unmerited insult.
unnecessary	Unnecessary things. Some people feel that holiday insurance is unnecessary.
useless	Having no ability or skill in a specified activity or area. We tried to pacify him but it was useless.
wrongly	In a way that is incorrect or mistaken. Wrongly interpreted results.