just deserts

1. 1.

   an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting

   Synonymscomeuppancecomeupancepoetic jstice

   Broaderconsequence

   plural

Questions about just deserts

What does just deserts mean?

just deserts means "an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting".

What is another word for just deserts?

Close synonyms include comeuppance, comeupance, poetic jstice. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.