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merit
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of MERIT
1
a quality that gives something special worth <this mystery novel at least has the merit of an original plot>
2
the relative usefulness or importance of something as judged by specific qualities <that idea has some merit, so let's explore it>
Related Words assessment, estimation, evaluation; excellence, greatness, perfection; consequence, importance, significance, weight; desirability
Near Antonyms emptiness, valuelessness, worthlessness; baseness, cheapness, crumminess, inferiority, lousiness, meanness, paltriness, pettiness, poorness; deficiency, inadequacy, inadequateness, insufficiency, unacceptability
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