Antonyms for merited

Grammar : Adj

Spell : mer-it

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛr ɪt

Definition of merited

Origin : "well-earned," c.1600, past participle adjective from merit (v.).

adj earned

Example sentences :

It arose from a consciousness of guilt, and a dread of merited punishment.
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox

Truth to tell he realized that he merited a rebuke for his lack of observation.
Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields » by Lieut. Howard Payson

Of the few passers-by there was not one who merited a second glance or thought!
Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre

The lad sought to obey him with an alacrity that merited a kinder fate.
Extract from : « The Suitors of Yvonne » by Raphael Sabatini

Abd-er-Rahman (the Sultan, as he was called) merited this praise.
Extract from : « A Short History of Spain » by Mary Platt Parmele

How could I possibly have merited so great an honor, Mademoiselle?
Extract from : « Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever

For when alive they merited from God that their prayers should be heard after death.
Extract from : « On Prayer and The Contemplative Life » by St. Thomas Aquinas

Ay, I praise Heaven; and I have merited some love at his hands.
Extract from : « King Henry the Fifth » by William Shakespeare

I have always rushed at my fences, and have had the falls I merited.
Extract from : « Dross » by Henry Seton Merriman

But do you think you have merited the honour you would have me ask?
Extract from : « The Arabian Nights » by Unknown

Synonyms for merited

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