What does unmerited mean?

unmerited means "not merited or deserved". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in unmerited?

unmerited has 4 syllables: un-me-ri-ted. The stress falls on "me".

What is the opposite of unmerited?

The recorded antonyms are merited.

Is unmerited a common word?

unmerited is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

unmerited — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
not merited or deserved
“received an unmerited honorary degree”
Antonymsmerited
Similargratuitous undeserved
2.
not merited
“unmerited treatment of a potentially fine subject”
Similarunworthy

Questions about unmerited

What does unmerited mean?: unmerited means "not merited or deserved". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in unmerited?: unmerited has 4 syllables: un-me-ri-ted. The stress falls on "me".
What is the opposite of unmerited?: The recorded antonyms are merited.
Is unmerited a common word?: unmerited is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for unmerited come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
not merited or deserved
“received an unmerited honorary degree”
Antonymsmerited
Similargratuitous undeserved
2.
not merited
“unmerited treatment of a potentially fine subject”
Similarunworthy

Questions about unmerited

What does unmerited mean?: unmerited means "not merited or deserved". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in unmerited?: unmerited has 4 syllables: un-me-ri-ted. The stress falls on "me".
What is the opposite of unmerited?: The recorded antonyms are merited.
Is unmerited a common word?: unmerited is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for unmerited come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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