merited Synonyms
Strongest:
- unjustified
- undeserved
- undue
- undue
- unjustified
- undeserved
- unwarranted
- unjust
- improper
- irrelevant
- unjust
- improper
- irrelevant
- unfair
- unwarranted
- unfair
Strong:
- unsuitable
- indefensible
- incorrect
- unsuitable
- inappropriate
- arbitrary
- partial
- incoherent
- indefensible
- biased
- unjustifiable
- inequitable
- inequitable
- unmerited
- unmerited
- unreasonable
- unreasonable
- arbitrary
- inapplicable
- unjustifiable
- unequal
- biased
- partial
- inapplicable
- incorrect
- inappropriate
- unequal
- incoherent
Weak:
merited Meaning
Wordnet
merited (a)
properly deserved
Webster
merited (imp. & p. p.)
of Merit
merited Sentence Examples
- The student's hard work merited the highest honor award.
- The doctor's diagnosis merited a second opinion.
- The performance was so impressive that it merited a standing ovation.
- The discovery merited further investigation.
- The invention merited a patent for its groundbreaking nature.
- The charity's efforts merited widespread recognition.
- The politician's speech merited both praise and criticism.
- The punishment merited the crime committed.
- The sacrifice made by the soldiers merited our deepest gratitude.
- The exceptional effort merited an additional reward.
FAQs About the word merited
properly deservedof Merit
deserved, justified, appropriate, condign, warranted, proper, just, legitimate, right, rightful
unjustified, undeserved, undue, undue, unjustified, undeserved, unwarranted, unjust, improper, irrelevant
The student's hard work merited the highest honor award.
The doctor's diagnosis merited a second opinion.
The performance was so impressive that it merited a standing ovation.
The discovery merited further investigation.
