Synonyms & related words for meritless

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of meritless. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to meritless

Explore words related to meritless — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include unmeriting, merit, meritoriousness, nonfrivolous, unfrivolous, undeserver, meritorious, immeritous. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does meritless come from?

The word meritless breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and Old English origin: merit, from Latin meritum (“deserved reward, worth”); and -less, from Old English leas (“without, free from”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.