Antonyms for Merit
ˈmɛr ɪtmer·it

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1. meritnoun

   Antonyms:
   demerit

   Synonyms:
   worth, value

2. meritnoun

   Something worthy of a high rating.

   Antonyms:
   demerit

   Synonyms:
   value, worth

3. meritnoun

   A claim to commendation or reward.

   Antonyms:
   demerit

   Synonyms:
   worth, value

4. meritnoun

   The quality of deserving reward.

   Synonyms:
   worth, value

   Antonyms:
   demerit

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1. merit

   Antonyms:
   badness, demerit, unworthiness, worthlessness, weakness, imperfection, error, defect, fault, failing

   Synonyms:
   goodness, worth, worthiness, desert, excellence

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1. merit, virtuenoun

   any admirable quality or attribute

   "work of great merit"

   Antonyms:
   fault, demerit

   Synonyms:
   virtue, deservingness, meritoriousness, chastity, sexual morality, merit, moral excellence, virtuousness

2. deservingness, merit, meritoriousnessverb

   the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)

   "there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"

   Antonyms:
   demerit, fault

   Synonyms:
   merit, deservingness, virtue, meritoriousness

3. deserve, meritverb

   be worthy or deserving

   "You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done"

   Antonyms:
   demerit, fault

   Synonyms:
   deserve, merit

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1. meritnoun

   Antonyms:
   demerit

   Synonyms:
   desert, worth, meed, worthiness, worth, excellence, goodness, reward

2. meritnoun

   Antonyms:
   demerit

   Synonyms:
   claim, right

3. meritverb

   Synonyms:
   deserve, earn

How to use Merit in a sentence?

1. Arisara Khaosa-ard:

   I've been longing to get out (of the house), I wanted to come and take pictures, wanted to pay homage to the temple and make merit, but I understand that during this time we have to stay vigilant for others and ourselves as well.

2. Robert Palladino:

   I've seen that speculation, i'm not going to be able to go further into weighing the merits of who was selected, whether one person had more merit versus the other. That's internal. But I can say we regret the error and we've got to do better in that regard.

3. Wesleyan University in Connecticut:

   Wesleyan has offered DKE the opportunity to work regularly with the administration so that the DKE house might be ready for co-educated program housing in 2016, the university is confident that this lawsuit has no merit.

4. The LSE:

   Accordingly, the board unanimously rejects the conditional proposal and, given its fundamental flaws, sees no merit in further engagement.

5. Pete Hegseth:

   While this shameful act may be an isolated incident, what’s not isolated are the almost daily reports that feed the perception that VA leadership are detached from the urgent challenges facing returning veterans, but it’s even more troubling that Ms. Paul’s shockingly poor judgment did not merit immediate firing. She should have been fired the minute such poor judgment was discovered and failing to do so only reinforces VA's track record of failing to hold its employees accountable.

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