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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
emphatic form of deserved (when used as an adjective); richly deserved, well and truly earnt..
a well-deserved holiday / reward / (prison) sentence
Use well-deserved when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Well-deserved means emphatic form of deserved (when used as an adjective); richly deserved, well and truly earnt..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
a well-deserved holiday / reward / (prison) sentence
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