unmerited

adjective
UK: /ʌnˈmer.ɪ.tɪd/
US: /ˌʌnˈmer.ɪ.t̬ɪd/

  1. Not deserved or earned; received without justification.

    1. He got unmerited praise for simply showing up.
    2. The company received unmerited criticism despite its efforts to improve its services.

Synonyms

undeserved unjustified unwarranted groundless

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The phonetic transcription of "unmerited" is /ʌnˈmer.ɪ.tɪd/ in British English and /ˌʌnˈmer.ɪ.t̬ɪd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "unmerited": undeserved, unjustified, unwarranted, groundless.

Example usage of "unmerited": "He got unmerited praise for simply showing up.". More examples on the page.