Synonyms for meritorious
ˌmɛr ɪˈtɔr i əs, -ˈtoʊr-mer·i·to·ri·ous

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1. meritoriousadjective

   Antonyms:
   immeritorious

2. meritoriousadjective

   The policeman received the Award of Meritorious Service from his grateful department.

   Antonyms:
   immeritorious

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1. meritorious

   Synonyms:
   innocent, just, lawful, legal, moral, right, virtuous

   Antonyms:
   abominable, criminal, culpable, felonious, flagitious, guilty, illegal, immoral, iniquitous, nefarious, sinful, unlawful, vicious, vile, wicked, wrong

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1. meritorious, meritableadjective

   deserving reward or praise

   "a lifetime of meritorious service"; "meritorious conduct"

   Synonyms:
   meritable

   Antonyms:
   unworthy

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1. meritoriousadjective

   Synonyms:
   deserving, worthy, good, excellent

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1. meritoriousadjective

   Synonyms:
   worthy, commendable, meedful, deserving

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1. List of paraphrases for "meritorious":

   deserving, commendable, merit-based, worthy, praiseworthy, laudable

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How to use meritorious in a sentence?

1. Hindu Drama:

   All that is old is not therefore necessarily excellent; all that is new is not despicable on that account alone. Let what is really meritorious be pronounced so by the candid judge after due investigation; blockheads alone are influenced by the opinion of others.

2. Mike Waltz:

   It just sends such an importantsignal if you stand with us and youstand against extremism we'll be there for you. We will honor that commitment, i am, as are many conservatives, in favor of merit-based immigration, and I can't think of anyone more meritorious than those who have stood and fought with us rather than random lottery systems.

3. Brad Sherman:

   Let's face it, this mission was fraught with peril, because there's no way to flee without causing a stampede, and there's no way to have a stampede that's orderly and meritorious.

4. Brock Martland:

   If time marches on and more things are said and it becomes clear this isn't a meritorious prosecution they're running ... that could lead the minister to say, 'At the end of the day, I'm not prepared to order surrender, here'.

5. Caroline Heldman:

   My work is very much driven by the fact that we don't live in a meritorious society and some people are more likely to experience pain and suffering than others, a lot of us are very comfortable acknowledging that given certain circumstances, we could be in the same bad situation as someone else. But it's more than that -- it's about seeing yourself in others.