All merit synonyms
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M m noun merit
- advantage β An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
- dignity β bearing, conduct, or speech indicative of self-respect or appreciation of the formality or gravity of an occasion or situation.
- talent β a special natural ability or aptitude: a talent for drawing.
- integrity β adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
- value β relative worth, merit, or importance: the value of a college education; the value of a queen in chess.
- benefit β The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
- virtue β moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
- stature β the height of a human or animal body.
- quality β an essential or distinctive characteristic, property, or attribute: the chemical qualities of alcohol.
- worthiness β having adequate or great merit, character, or value: a worthy successor.
- arete β sharp ridge separating two glacial valleys
- caliber β the size of a bullet or shell as measured by its diameter
- desert β A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
- worth β good or important enough to justify (what is specified): advice worth taking; a place worth visiting.
- credit β If you are allowed credit, you are allowed to pay for goods or services several weeks or months after you have received them.
- good β Graph-Oriented Object Database
- asset β Something or someone that is an asset is considered useful or helps a person or organization to be successful.
- goodness β the state or quality of being good.
- honor β honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- perfection β the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
- excellence β The quality of being outstanding or extremely good.
- distinction β a marking off or distinguishing as different: His distinction of sounds is excellent.
- importance β the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- weight β the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- calibre β The calibre of a person is the quality or standard of their ability or intelligence, especially when this is high.
- excellency β A title given to certain high officials of state, especially ambassadors, or of the Roman Catholic Church, or used in addressing them.
- honour β to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.
- ability β Your ability to do something is the fact that you can do it.
- accomplishment β An accomplishment is something remarkable that has been done or achieved.
- capability β If you have the capability or the capabilities to do something, you have the ability or the qualities that are necessary to do it.
- aptitude β Someone's aptitude for a particular kind of work or activity is their ability to learn it quickly and to do it well.
- skill β the ability, coming from one's knowledge, practice, aptitude, etc., to do something well: Carpentry was one of his many skills.
- pro β in favor of a proposition, opinion, etc.
- plus β more by the addition of; increased by: ten plus two is twelve.
- strong point β Bridge. a long suit that contains high cards.
verb merit
- deserve β If you say that a person or thing deserves something, you mean that they should have it or receive it because of their actions or qualities.
- warrant β authorization, sanction, or justification.
- justify β to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- rate β the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation: a high rate of interest on loans.
- incur β to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious): to incur a huge number of debts.
- earn β to gain or get in return for one's labor or service: to earn one's living.
- call for β If you call for someone, you go to the building where they are, so that you can both go somewhere.