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Definitions

merits

NOUN
due
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compensation interest payment rate repayment right
STRONG
claim comeuppance deserts entitlement guerdon need perquisite prerogative privilege recompense reprisal retaliation retribution revenge rights satisfaction title vengeance
WEAK
be in line for what is coming to one
NOUN
guerdon
Synonyms
STRONG
claim comeuppance compensation desert deserts entitlement interest need payment perquisite prerogative privilege rate recompense repayment reprisal retaliation retribution revenge reward right rights
WEAK
be in line for satisfa
Antonyms
STRONG
disadvantage forgiveness pardon penalty sympathy

Example Sentences

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But the publicity around the leaderboard has stirred up a vitriolic debate about the merits of “tokenmaxxing,” a Silicon Valley term for using as many tokens as possible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

And unless and until the people paying for the technology, both directly and by extension, are convinced of its merits, concern about the latter will continue to outweigh admiration for the former.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Yet their return was among the most buzzed-about sets of the festival this year, a credit to how well their catalog has stood up on the merits.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Even before the new cars ran for the first time, there was intense debate about the merits of a set of regulations that have created an entirely unfamiliar version of racing.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Whatever the merits of the suggestion, unification of the schools was unlikely to happen.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger