merit

Nouns

  • (n) any admirable quality or attribute
    • work of great merit
    virtue,
  • (n) the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance)
    • there were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded
    deservingness, meritoriousness,

Verbs

  • (v) be worthy or deserving
    • You deserve a promotion after all the hard work you have done
    deserve,

Synonyms

virtue deserve deservingness meritoriousness

Antonyms

demerit fault

Words of close approximity

mere merl
mercy merge merle merry
meritable merit badge merited meritless meritocracy meritocratic meritorious meritoriously meritoriousness merit pay merit system