merited

Definitions of merited
  1. adjective
    properly deserved
    “a merited success”
    synonyms: deserved
    condign
    fitting or appropriate and deserved; used especially of punishment
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    antonyms:
    unmerited
    not merited or deserved
    gratuitous
    without cause
    undeserved
    not deserved or earned
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