Synonyms for Merit
ˈmɛr ɪtmer·it

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1. meritnoun

   Synonyms:
   worth, value

   Antonyms:
   demerit

2. meritnoun

   Something worthy of a high rating.

   Synonyms:
   value, worth

   Antonyms:
   demerit

3. meritnoun

   A claim to commendation or reward.

   Synonyms:
   worth, value

   Antonyms:
   demerit

4. meritnoun

   The quality of deserving reward.

   Synonyms:
   worth, value

   Antonyms:
   demerit

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1. merit

   Synonyms:
   goodness, worth, worthiness, desert, excellence

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

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1. merit, virtuenoun

   any admirable quality or attribute

   "work of great merit"

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

   Antonyms:
   fault, demerit

2. deservingness, merit, meritoriousnessverb

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

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

   Synonyms:
   merit, deservingness, virtue, meritoriousness

   Antonyms:
   demerit, fault

3. deserve, meritverb

   be worthy or deserving

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

   Synonyms:
   deserve, merit

   Antonyms:
   demerit, fault

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1. advantage

   Submitted by rinat on September 16, 2019  

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1. meritnoun

   Synonyms:
   desert, worth, worthiness, excellence, credit

2. meritnoun

   Synonyms:
   claim, right

3. meritverb

   Synonyms:
   deserve, have a right to, be entitled to

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1. meritnoun

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

   Antonyms:
   demerit

2. meritnoun

   Synonyms:
   claim, right

   Antonyms:
   demerit

3. meritverb

   Synonyms:
   deserve, earn

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1. List of paraphrases for "merit":

   deserves, deserve, mérite, merits, deserved, credit, virtue, advantage, deserving, value, merited

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How to use Merit in a sentence?

1. Gerry Connolly:

   Trump and his cronies have made clear that they want to dismantle the merit-based civil service, i am committed to stopping this attack on our democracy and thank House leadership for bringing this legislation to the floor. We must keep all options on the table.

2. Goethe:

   We blame equally him who is too proud to put a proper value on his own merit and him who prizes too highly his spurious worth.

3. Joe Biden:

   Any dollar that goes to someone that does not merit it under the law, any dollar taken corruptly, we will find it, we will come get it and we will punish the wrongdoers, that should start tomorrow. But if it doesn't, it will start on January 20, 2021.

4. Jennifer Griffin:

   What we don't think is that what we believe is that there isn't a presence that is significant enough to merit a threat to our homeland. As there was back on 9/11 20 years ago. The president also said there is no national security interest, no national interest in Afghanistan.

5. Neil Bruntrager:

   We don’t believe Darren Wilson has done anything that would merit any kind of a prosecution or any kind of civil rights claims and we are just awaiting the outcome like everybody else.