Unmerited

//ˌʌnˈmɛɹɪtɪd//

Synonyms for "unmerited" (30 found)

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Bulgarian

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  • незаслужен adj (not merited)

Latin

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  • immeritus adj (not merited)

Spanish

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  • inmerecido adj (not merited)
  • inmérito adj (not merited)

Sample sentences

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My political ideal is democracy. Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized. It is an irony of fate that I should have been showered with so much uncalled for and unmerited admiration and esteem. Perhaps this adulation springs from the unfulfilled wish of the multitude to comprehend the few ideas which I, with my weak powers, have advanced.

Source: tatoeba (5786127)

She was tempted to leave him with his illusions. Something in her nature, however, caviled at this unmerited encomium.

Source: wiktionary

Since then the bibliography on the central question it addressed—the relationship between nature and the absolutely unmerited destination of us to the face-to-face vision of God—has diminished considerably in volume.

Source: wiktionary

Insurance company actuaries view the discounts as unmerited and unfair to other policyholders. Criminologists say there are better and quieter ways to protect cars. Economists argue that the alarms' benefits, if any, are far outweighed by their social costs. Vigilantes have made their point by attacking noisy cars with eggs and baseball bats.

Source: wiktionary

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