Definition for Merit:

• be worthy of or have a certain rating; " This bond rates highly"

Synonyms for Merit:

• n.

  •
  • character.
  •
  • deserving,
  • due.
  •advantage (noun)
  • desert,
  • benefit,
  • integrity,
  • strong point,
  • excellence,
  • honor,
  • talent,
  • arete.
  •beauty (noun)
  • importance.
  •credit (noun)
  • Fame.
  •good (noun)
  • virtuousness.
  •goodness (noun)
  • niceness,
  • Laudability,
  • praiseworthiness,
  • benignity,
  • fineness,
  • pleasantness,
  • Splendidness.
  •importance (noun)
  • criticalness,
  • eminence,
  • momentousness,
  • consequence,
  • import,
  • noteworthiness,
  • prominence,
  • criticality,
  • influence,
  • notability.
  •justice (noun)
  • fairness.
  •merit (noun)
  • deservingness,
  • meritoriousness.
  •perfection (noun)
  • faultlessness.
  •utility (noun)
  • utility,
  • advantageousness,
  • serviceability,
  • facilitation,
  • practicality,
  • appropriateness,
  • functionality,
  • suitability,
  • usefulness,
  • helpfulness,
  • instrumentality,
  • fittingness.
  •virtue (noun)
  • creditability,
  • righteousness,
  • upstandingness,
  • cleanness,
  • heroism,
  • nobility,
  • angelicness,
  • respectability,
  • valor,
  • morality,
  • blamelessness,
  • probity,
  • whiteness,
  • guiltlessness,
  • pureness,
  • decency,
  • Estimableness,
  • ethics.

• v.

  •be entitled to (verb)
  • be in line for,
  • have a claim,
  • get one's due,
  • get what is coming,
  • have coming,
  • have a right,
  • get one's comeuppance,
  • get one's just desserts,
  • incur,
  • justify,
  • warrant.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • comfort,
  • enticement,
  • spoils,
  • consolation,
  • jackpot,
  • advantage,
  • healer,
  • mileage,
  • bounty,
  • reassurance,
  • perk,
  • upside,
  • asset,
  • pickings,
  • comforter,
  • bonus.
  •
  • booster,
  • seduction,
  • gift,
  • use,
  • win,
  • stature.
  •
  • glory,
  • ornament.
  •
  • boost,
  • card.
  •
  • plus,
  • gain,
  • interest.
  •
  • get.
  •deserve
  • be worthy of.
  •Other relevant words:
  • money order,
  • uniqueness,
  • due reward,
  • be something,
  • commendation,
  • valuable,
  • acquire,
  • healthiness,
  • note,
  • laudable,
  • grace,
  • provoke,
  • paramountcy,
  • moment,
  • high rank,
  • esteem,
  • substance,
  • just deserts,
  • meritorious,
  • work for,
  • expedience,
  • breeding,
  • chuckle,
  • class,
  • assume,
  • account,
  • achieve,
  • be important,
  • price,
  • amenity,
  • neigh,
  • creditable,
  • requite,
  • renown,
  • lump it,
  • consideration,
  • call for,
  • estimation,
  • agreeableness,
  • competence,
  • prestige,
  • tribute,
  • essence,
  • mark,
  • recompense,
  • secure,
  • invite,
  • helpful,
  • chastity,
  • entitlement,
  • strength,
  • recognition,
  • elegance,
  • praise,
  • precedence,
  • benevolence,
  • useful,
  • celebrity,
  • profitable,
  • skillfulness,
  • qualify for,
  • comeuppance,
  • crystallise,
  • crystallize,
  • Beneficialness,
  • meritless,
  • standing,
  • materiality,
  • exult,
  • lead the way,
  • repute,
  • respectable,
  • calibre,
  • entitle,
  • attain,
  • assets,
  • capability,
  • precious,
  • refinement,
  • costly,
  • lump,
  • good point,
  • guerdon,
  • give oneself airs,
  • temperance,
  • take the lead,
  • bearing,
  • self-denial,
  • triumph,
  • soundness,
  • DUES,
  • acclaim,
  • bring,
  • Goodliness,
  • capacity,
  • deserted,
  • honour,
  • carry weight,
  • supremacy,
  • accent,
  • resolution,
  • significance,
  • honorable,
  • valuation,
  • be deserving,
  • Rights,
  • necessitate,
  • weight,
  • matter,
  • estimable,
  • wholeness,
  • first-rateness,
  • construct,
  • concernment,
  • rectitude,
  • ability,
  • self-importance,
  • commendable,
  • profitableness,
  • concern,
  • award,
  • crow,
  • cogency,
  • obtain,
  • winnings,
  • kindness,
  • superiority,
  • preeminence,
  • talk big,
  • effectiveness,
  • admirable,
  • beneficial,
  • status,
  • self-control,
  • important,
  • merits,
  • computable,
  • reputable,
  • taste,
  • boast,
  • expensive,
  • repay,
  • deserve notice,
  • consequentiality,
  • play first fiddle,
  • primacy,
  • nature,
  • redeeming feature,
  • reputation,
  • treat,
  • discernment,
  • auspiciousness,
  • consume,
  • bear,
  • favorableness,
  • validity,
  • presence,
  • emphasis,
  • signify,
  • boot,
  • create,
  • be worth,
  • stress,
  • moral excellence.

Paraphrases for Merit:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    merits.
  • Proper noun, singular
    merited.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    meritorious.
  • Proper noun, singular
    meritorious.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    meritorious.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    deserved.
  • Proper noun, singular
    crosses.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    appropriateness, propriety, trustworthiness, creditable, justification, groundless, interesting, usefulness.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    earn.
  • Verb, base form
    earn, justify, Justifying, substantiate.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    merit-based, deserving, worthy, distinguished.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    virtue, meritocracy, worthiness, desirability, deserving, deserve, worthy, accomplishment.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    deserve.
  • Verb, base form
    deserve.

Antonyms for Merit:

• n.

  • advantage
    dishonor, disrespect, weakness, demerit, evil, ill repute, worthlessness, disadvantage, fault, wickedness.
  • Other antonyms:
    negative, defect, pettiness, unacceptability, inferiority, inadequateness, lousiness, valuelessness, cheapness, flaw, blemish, poorness, insufficiency, crumminess, drawback, emptiness, inadequacy, deficiency, minus, Disvalue, paltriness, baseness, meanness.

Homophones for Merit:

• minaret, mirth, menuridae, married, marti, muridae, marattia, mannered, MRTA, marat, main road, morta, minuartia, muroidea, mirrored, mahratti, meryta, manroot, myriad, mirid, marred, merited, marut, marathi, main yard, maraud, moorwort, minority, mrd, miridae, moneywort, monarda, mired, mahratta, maratha, merida, mart, meredith, moonwort.

Hyponym for Merit:

• n.

  • attribute
    worth.