Synonyms & related words for merits

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Words related to merits

Explore words related to merits — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include meritoriousness, deserve, unmeriting, worthiness, virtue, meriting, meritorious, praiseworthiness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does merits come from?

The word merits 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.