Synonyms for merit
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Worth — something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward
2. Meritoriousness
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
Something deserving or worthy of positive recognition or reward.
His reward for his merit was a check for $50.
- n. 2
A claim to commendation or a reward.
- v. 1
To deserve, to earn.
Her performance merited wild applause.
Related words
Example sentences
- worth If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing badly.
- value We know the value of good health when we are sick.
- excellence He won the prize for excellence in all subjects.
- reward The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| merit | falling | |
| worth | steady | |
| value | steady | |
| excellence | steady | |
| meritoriousness | steady | |
| deservingness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- bear1, earn1, meed
- 5 letters
- right1, worth1, value2
- 6 letters
- credit2, desert2, reward2, virtue2
- 7 letters
- deserve2
- 8 letters
- goodness2
- 10 letters
- excellence3, worthiness3
- 13 letters
- deservingness
- 15 letters
- meritoriousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (value2 = 2 syllables).