Merit and Size

Merit

Merit noun - A quality that gives something special worth.

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Size and merit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Size" instead a noun "Merit".

Nearby Words: merited, meriting

Size noun - The total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something.

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Merit and size are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Merit" instead a noun "Size".

Nearby Words: sized, sizing, sizeable

exact	exact merit	exact size
right	right merit	right size
perfect	perfect merit	perfect size
standard	standard merit	standard size
Other adjectives: considerable, true, relative, reasonable, sheer, actual, real, great, huge, new, general, possible, limited, extra, significant, greater, overall.

treatment	merit treatment	size treatment
maneuver	merit maneuver	size maneuver

Not only that, a state the size of the Imperium could not possibly find high command by merit alone as everyone would die before getting to high enough position, hence there has to be a caste system.

Source: Tabletop Game / Traveller
The size of the rod and the yield of the weapon are never stated, so the claim might have merit if the rod were really big and the weapon was a tactical nuke.

Source: Film / G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Women wrestlers also stayed around the same size in Mexico well into the 2000s if the 167cm 77 kg Tsunami, who is much larger than the average woman, claims of being pegged "small" hold any merit, though she's still treated as a power wrestler.

Source: Muscles Are Meaningful

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Size and Merit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/merit/size

Merit & Size. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/merit/size>.

Size or Merit. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/merit/size.

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