meritorious as an adjective: - 1
meritorious
adjective
1 meritorious
Deserving reward or praise:
— A lifetime of meritorious service.
— Meritorious conduct.
synonym: meritable.
Roget 931:
approving
etc.
v.;
in favor of;
lost in admiration.
commendatory,
complimentary,
benedictory†,
laudatory,
panegyrical,
eulogistic,
encomiastic,
lavish of praise,
uncritical.
approved,
praised
etc.
v.;
uncensured,
unimpeached;
popular,
in good odor;
in high esteem
etc.
(respected)
928;
in favor,
in high favor.
deserving of praise,
worthy of praise
etc.
n.;
praiseworthy,
commendable,
of estimation;
good
etc.
648;
meritorious,
estimable,
creditable,
plausible,
unimpeachable;
beyond all praise.
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Roget 944:
virtuous,
good;
innocent
etc.
946;
meritorious,
deserving,
worthy,
desertful†,
correct;
dutiful,
duteous;
moral;
right,
righteous,
right-minded;
well-intentioned,
creditable,
laudable,
commendable,
praiseworthy;
above all praise,
beyond all praise;
excellent,
admirable;
sterling,
pure,
noble;
whole-souled†.
exemplary;
matchless,
peerless;
saintly,
saint-like;
heaven-born,
angelic,
seraphic,
godlike.
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Moby thesaurus: admirable, ascribable, attributable, beyond all praise, commendable, creditable, deserving, due, entitled to, esteemed, estimable, excellent, exemplary, held in esteem, highly esteemed, highly regarded, highly reputed, highly respectable, honorable, honored, in favor, in good odor, in high favor, laudable, meriting, model, noble, outstanding, praiseworthy, prestigious, reputable, respectable, respected, revered, reverend, unexceptionable, venerable, venerated, well-deserving, well-thought-of, worshipful, worthy, worthy of ... show more.
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