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Meritorious vs Honorable - What's the difference?

meritorious | honorable |

As adjectives the difference between meritorious and honorable

is that meritorious is deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward while honorable is worthy of respect; respectable.

meritorious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • deserving of merit or commendation; deserving reward
    • The policeman received the Award of Meritorious Service from his grateful department.

    Synonyms

    * (l) * (l)

    Antonyms

    * immeritorious

    Derived terms

    * meritoriously * meritoriousness

    References

    honorable

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete) * honourable

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (US) Worthy of respect; respectable.

    • Antonyms

    * despicable * mean