Force
Force noun - A body of persons at work or available for work.
Merit
Merit noun - A quality that gives something special worth.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| pure | pure force | pure merit |
| true | true force | true merit |
| single | single force | single merit |
| sheer | sheer force | sheer merit |
| Other adjectives: actual, real, great, personal, creative, new, major, military, greater, local. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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To the mod's merit, this unusual difficulty does not force the player to adopt an ultra-defensive, exploitative playstyle.
Source: Video Game / XCOM: Long War -
In Aeon Legion: Labyrinth, time travel is easy enough to merit a Time Police force named the Aeon Legion.
Source: Time Travel - The Maesters of the Citadel have spent centuries declaring magic a spent force, denying the existence of many "mythical" creatures (or professing them extinct) and sneering at any who suggest that information pertaining to these things holds any merit.
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Merit and Force. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/force/merit
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Merit or Force. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/force/merit.
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