Meritorious

//ˌmɛɹɪˈtɔɹi.əs//

Synonyms for "meritorious" (56 found)

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Related word relations

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6 relation types

Antonyms

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Synonyms

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derived

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derived from

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related to

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similar

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Translations

28 translations across 16 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries
  • заслужен adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)
  • похвален adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)

Catalan

1 entries
  • meritori adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)

Dutch

1 entries
  • verdienstelijk adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)

Finnish

1 entries
  • ansiokas adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)

French

2 entries
  • louable adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)
  • méritoire adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)

German

1 entries
  • verdienstvoll adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • dicséretes adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)
  • érdemdús adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)
  • érdemes adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)

Italian

1 entries
  • meritorio adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • അർഹതയുള്ള adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)

Polish

1 entries
  • chwalebny adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • meritório adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)

Russian

2 entries
  • заслу́живающий награ́ды adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)
  • похва́льный adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)

Spanish

4 entries
  • benemérito adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)
  • elogiable adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)
  • encomiable adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)
  • ensalzable adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)

Swedish

1 entries
  • förtjänstfull adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • tampat adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)

Welsh

2 entries
  • haeddiannol adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)
  • teilwng adj (deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

But the case nevertheless is, that those things derive their origin from the proxysm of the crucifixion, and the theory deduced therefrom, which was, that one person could stand in the place of another, and could perform meritorious services for him.

Source: tatoeba (1530068)

To do good to others is a meritorious act; to hurt others is a sin.

Source: tatoeba (4929374)

Laszlo received a medal for meritorious service.

Source: tatoeba (13631300)

The policeman received the Award of Meritorious Service from his grateful department.

Source: wiktionary

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