adjective
- Consistent with prevailing or accepted standards or circumstances: appropriate, deserved, due, fit1, fitting, just, proper, right, rightful, suitable. See right/wrong.
| Thesaurus: merited |
| WordNet: merited |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
properly earned or deserved
Antonym: unmerited (meaning #1)
| meed | |
| undeserved | |
| Prize (dream symbols) |
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