9 Letter Words for Unmerited
undertime, unmerited, unmitered
8 Letter Words for Unmerited
mutineer, nemertid, reminted, retinued, reunited, rudiment, undertie, unmetred, unmitred, untermed, untiered
7 Letter Words for Unmerited
dementi, demerit, denture, detinue, dimeter, erineum, ermined, erudite, eumenid, intrude, meindre, merited, minuted, minuter, mitered, munited, mutined, neurite, nitered, redient, reindue, retimed, retinue, retuned, reunite, runtime, teinder, tenured, termine, tiremen, truemen, turdine, unireme, unmeted, unmired, unmiter, unrimed, untimed, untired, untreed, untride, untried, uredine, uterine
6 Letter Words for Unmerited
dement, demure, denier, denter, detenu, determ, detune, deturn, diener, dieter, dirten, diurne, dreint, dunite, dunter, durene, edirne, eident, emerit, emetin, emured, endite, endure, entier, entire, ermine, erudit, eundem, eurite, indure, inured, itemed, iterum, medine, meined, mender, meruit, metier, minder, minted, minter, minuet, minute, munite, murein, murine, mutine, nereid, nerite, nerium, neuter, nitred, reduit, reedit, reemit, reined, remeid, remend, remind, remint, renied, rented, retied, retime, retine, retund, retune, rident, ruined, runite, runted, runtee, tedier, tedium, tender, tendre, tenure, termed, termen, termin, terned, tiered, tinder, tremie, triene, trined, triune, tunder, tunier, tureen, turned, umteen, united, uniter, unmeet, unmete, unride, unteem, untied, untime, untire, untrim, ureide, urined
5 Letter Words for Unmerited
demit, demur, denet, denim, deter, detin, detur, diene, dimer, diner, diter, diurn, drent, drunt, duree, duret, edite, eider, eimer, emden, emend, emure, ender, endue, eneid, enrut, enter, entre, ermit, erned, etude, ident, inerm, inert, inter, intue, inure, irene, meint, mened, merde, mered, merit, meted, meter, meuni, meute, mined, miner, mired, miter, mtier, mudee, mudir, mured, murid, muted, muter, neter, neume, niter, nuder, nudie, redue, remen, remet, remit, remue, rendu, renet, rente, retem, retie, retin, reune, riden, rimed, rudie, rumen, runed, rutin, teend, teind, temed, temin, tendu, tenue, tereu, terne, timed, timer, timur, tined, tired, treed, treen, trend, tride, tried, trine, trued, tumid, tuned, tuner, turin, turme, undee, under, undim, unite, unmet, unred, unrid, untie, urdee, ureid, urent, urine, urite, urned, utend, uteri
4 Letter Words for Unmerited
deem, deen, deer, deet, deme, demi, dene, deni, dent, dere, derm, dern, deti, detn, diem, dier, diet, dime, dine, dint, dire, dirt, dite, dree, drie, drum, duer, duet, duim, duit, dune, dunt, durn, eden, edit, eide, eine, eire, emer, emeu, emir, emit, ende, ened, entr, ered, erie, erin, erme, erne, eten, etui, eure, idee, idem, idun, inde, intr, ired, item, iter, iure, mdnt, mede, meed, meer, meet, mein, mend, mene, ment, menu, merd, mere, meri, mete, mide, midn, mien, mind, mine, mint, mird, mire, mite, muid, muir, mund, muni, munt, mure, mute, muti, need, neem, neer, neet, nerd, nete, neti, neum, neut, nide, nied, nude, nurd, rede, reed, reem, reen, reet, reim, rein, reit, rend, rent, retd, rete, ride, riem, rime, rimu, rind, rine, rite, rude, rued, ruen, ruin, rume, rund, rune, runt, teed, teem, teen, teer, teme, tend, tene, term, tern, tide, tied, tien, tier, time, tind, tine, tire, tree, trid, trie, trim, trin, true, trun, tume, tund, tune, turd, turm, turn, unde, unie, unit, urde, urim
3 Letter Words for Unmerited
dee, dei, dem, den, der, det, die, dim, din, dir, dit, due, dui, dum, dun, dur, een, eer, eir, eme, emu, end, ene, erd, ere, ern, ert, ide, imu, ind, int, ire, itd, iud, med, mee, mei, men, mer, met, meu, mid, min, mir, mit, mrd, mri, mtd, mtn, mud, mun, mut, ned, nee, nei, net, nid, nie, nim, nit, num, nur, nut, red, ree, rei, rem, rid, rie, rim, rin, rit, rnd, rte, rti, rud, rue, rum, run, rut, tdr, ted, tee, tem, ten, ter, tid, tie, tim, tin, tiu, tri, trm, tue, tui, tum, tun, tur, uit, ume, uni, urd, ure, urn, ute, uti
Definitions for Unmerited
[1] claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
[2] something that deserves or justifies a reward or commendation; a commendable quality, act, etc.: The book's only merit is its sincerity.
[3] merits, the inherent rights and wrongs of a matter, as a lawsuit, unobscured by procedural details, technicalities, personal feelings, etc.: The case will be decided on its merits alone.
[4] Often merits. the state or fact of deserving; desert: to treat people according to their merits.
[5] Roman Catholic Church . worthiness of spiritual reward, acquired by righteous acts made under the influence of grace.
[6] Obsolete . something that is deserved, whether good or bad.
[7] to be worthy of; deserve.
[8] Chiefly Theology . to acquire merit.
[9] based on merit: a merit raise of $25 a week.
[10] not merited or deserved
[11] worth or superior quality; excellence work of great merit
[12] (often plural) a deserving or commendable quality or act judge him on his merits
[13] Christianity spiritual credit granted or received for good works
[14] the fact or state of deserving; desert
[15] an obsolete word for reward
[16] (tr) to be worthy of; deserve he merits promotion
Words related to Unmerited
meritbiased, partisan, inequitable, unfair, unjustified, wrongful, wrong, one-sided, prejudiced, baseless, unjust, unforgivable, groundless, inexcusable, unconscionable, unfounded, indefensible, ineligible, inappropriate, unsuitable
Words nearby Unmerited
meritmerionethshire, merisis, meristem, meristematic, meristic, merit, merit badge, merit pay, merit system, meritocracy, meritocrat
Origin of Unmerited
merit1175–1225; Middle English < Latin meritum act worthy of praise (or blame), noun use of neuter of meritus, past participle of merēre to earn
Other words from Unmerited
mer·it·ed·ly , adverb
mer·it·less , adjective
half-mer·it·ed , adjective
o·ver·mer·it , verb
pre·mer·it , verb (used with object)
self-mer·it , noun
un·mer·it·ed , adjective
un·mer·it·ed·ly , adverb
well-mer·it·ed , adjective
Word origin for Unmerited
meritC13: via Old French from Latin meritum reward, desert, from merēre to deserve
Synonyms for Unmerited
not deserved, not earned, not merited, not warranted, unwarranted
