Synonyms & related words for meritorious

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of meritorious — including deserving, praiseworthy, worthy, commendable, creditable, laudable. 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 meritorious

Explore words related to meritorious — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include meritoriousness, meritoriously, merit, unmeriting, praiseworthiness, deservingly, commendation, laudability. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for meritorious

Common synonyms for meritorious include deserving, praiseworthy, worthy, commendable, creditable, laudable, honorable, honored — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does meritorious come from?

The word meritorious breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root merit-, from Latin meritum (“deserved, earned”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.