earned

ADJECTIVE

acquired

Synonyms

STRONGEST

captured collected seized

STRONG

accomplished attained gained gathered learned obtained reached realized secured won

Antonyms

WEAK

deprived forfeited lost

ADJECTIVE

deserved

Synonyms

STRONGEST

proper rightful

STRONG

appropriate fit fitting justified right warranted

WEAK

due equitable just suitable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incorrect

STRONG

improper inappropriate unfit unfitting unseemly unsuitable unsuited

WEAK

excessive inordinate undue

ADJECTIVE

due

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deserved

STRONG

coming fair fit fitting good requisite right

WEAK

becoming condign equitable just justified merited obligatory rhadamanthine rightful suitable

Antonyms

STRONG

inadequate inappropriate incorrect unfair unfitting unjust unsuitable unsuited

WEAK

improper unjustified unmerited unrightful

ADJECTIVE

received

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accepted acknowledged collected

STRONG

acquired admitted derived gathered gotten honored obtained standard

WEAK

conventional customary

Antonyms

WEAK

delivered disbursed given nonstandard

ADJECTIVE

scheduled

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipated expected

STRONG

becoming coming deserved fair fit fitting justified merited right

WEAK

condign equitable good just obligatory requisite rhadamanthine rightful suitable

Antonyms

STRONG

improper inappropriate incorrect ugly unfair unfit unfitting unjust unseemly unsuitable unsuited

Example Sentences

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The single’s accompanying album, “Good News for People Who Love Bad News,” was an overall pop-forward collection that signified the group’s commercial breakthrough and even earned two Grammy nominations in 2005.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

It earned $1.66 in 2025, selling 1.6 million EVs.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Normally, you need earned income to fund a Roth IRA, which limits contributions for young children who don’t have jobs.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

By 2025, around one in seven said they earned $2 million or more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

In this way every musher could keep the advantage he or she had earned.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

earned

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