deserts de·serts UK/dɪˈzɜːts/ US/dɪˈzɝts/ uncommon noun 1. an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved Synonymscomeuppancecomeupance Related words Broader terms consequence WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.