What does merited mean?

merited means "properly deserved".

How many syllables are in merited?

merited has 3 syllables: mer-i-ted. The stress falls on "mer". In IPA it is /ˈmɛɹɪtɪd/.

What is another word for merited?

Close synonyms include deserved. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of merited?

The recorded antonyms are unmerited.

Is merited a common word?

merited is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

merited — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
properly deserved
“a merited success”
Synonymsdeserved
Antonymsunmerited
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What does merited mean?: merited means "properly deserved".
How many syllables are in merited?: merited has 3 syllables: mer-i-ted. The stress falls on "mer". In IPA it is /ˈmɛɹɪtɪd/.
What is another word for merited?

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