Merit
A person's name
Merit is worth or excellence that deserves recognition or reward.
A person of merit has demonstrated ability or achievement: She was promoted on merit alone.
The merits of a case or argument are its substantive strengths: Judge the proposal on its merits.
To merit something is to deserve it: His work merits closer attention.
The plural often appears in phrases weighing value: the relative merits of each approach.
Advancement through demonstrated ability
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- selectionChosen item or items
- appointmentScheduled time for something
hiring · evaluation · assessment · ranking · competition · examination · testing · criteria
Successful completion of aim
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- attainmentSuccessful reaching of goal
- successFavorable outcome attained
performance · achievement · talent · ability · skill · competence · proficiency · capability
Moral excellence
- worthDegree of importance
- valueImportance or price
- qualityStandard or attribute
- strengthPower to exert force
benefit · advantage · asset · excellence · superiority · caliber · substance · integrity
Classification by rank
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- cum laudeAcademic distinction phrase
dean's list · scholarship · fellowship · recognition · commendation · citation · accolade · valedictorian
Worthy of reward
- earnedGained by effort
- worthyDeserving respect or esteem
- entitledHaving rightful claim
- justifiedShown to be right
due · qualifying · eligibility · fitting · appropriate · rightful · warranted · creditable
meritocracy
Advancement through demonstrated ability
- advancementForward movement or promotion
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- selectionChosen item or items
appointment · hiring · evaluation · assessment · ranking · competition · examination · testing · criteria · standards
accomplishment
Successful completion of aim
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- attainmentSuccessful reaching of goal
success · performance · achievement · talent · ability · skill · competence · proficiency · capability · aptitude
goodness
Moral excellence
strength · benefit · advantage · asset · excellence · superiority · caliber · substance · integrity · character
grade
Classification by rank
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
cum laude · dean's list · scholarship · fellowship · recognition · commendation · citation · accolade · valedictorian · salutatorian
deserving
Worthy of reward
justified · due · qualifying · eligibility · fitting · appropriate · rightful · warranted · creditable · commendable
consideration
Careful thought or compensation
case · argument · claim · standing · basis · justification · cause · foundation · weight · strength
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Meritdemerit
Punitive mark recorded
fault · unworthiness · blame · guilt · shortcoming
Meritworthlessness
Lack of any value
inadequacy · defect · mediocrity · inferiority · vice
Meritprivilege
Exclusive right or benefit
nepotism · favoritism · cronyism · patronage · birthright
- merit badgesAwards for learned skills
- merit-based hiringEmployment by qualification alone
- relative merits
- on its meritsBy inherent value alone
- artistic meritCreative work's quality
- merit systemAdvancement based on ability
merits, merited, meriting, meritorious, meritoriously, meritless, demerit, demerits, meretricious