Acclaim and Merit

Acclaim

Acclaim noun - Public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement.

Merit and acclaim are semantically related in honor topic. In some cases you can use "Merit" instead a noun "Acclaim".

Nearby Words: acclaimed, acclaiming

Merit

Merit noun - A quality that gives something special worth.

Acclaim and merit are semantically related in recognition topic. Sometimes you can use "Acclaim" instead a noun "Merit", if it concerns topics such as praise, honor.

Nearby Words: merited, meriting

How words are described

equal equal acclaim equal merit
particular particular acclaim particular merit
considerable considerable acclaim considerable merit
reasonable reasonable acclaim reasonable merit
Other adjectives: great, huge, little, artistic, new, major, general, significant, greater, literary, overall.

Common collocations

attention acclaim attention merit attention

Both words in one sentence

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