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Synonyms for de merits
noun fault

punishment
bad mark

loss of credit
loss of points

mark against one

Synonyms
verb weaken, cause instability

subdue
incapacitate
impair
controvert
cripple
impoverish
demote
enervate

bankrupt
refute
ruin
bust
tame
disprove
demoralize
reduce

degrade
downgrade
pauperize
undermine
humiliate
confound
cow
demerit

enfeeble
dispirit
rebut
confute
declass
disconfirm

Antonyms

aid
assist
improve
upgrade
invigorate
prove
grow
fasten
mend
put together
obey

stabilize
cause
hide
wait
allow
help
agree
strengthen
support
encourage
promote

endorse
raise
approve
elevate
attach
fix
join
secure
keep quiet
secret
stay

Synonyms
noun imperfection, inadequacy

flaw
failing
failure
weakness
lack
defect
dearth
glitch

insufficiency
shortcoming
scarcity
shortage
frailty
fault
loss
privation

default
demerit
bug
paucity
scantiness
absence
dereliction
deficit

want
need
sin
neglect
defalcation
inability to hack it
insufficience

Antonyms

perfection
advantage
strong point
success
abundance
enough

plenty
surplus
sufficiency
accomplishment
achievement
adequacy

satisfaction
strength
excess
faultlessness
superfluity

Synonyms
verb downgrade, lower in rank

bump
dismiss
relegate
lower

reduce
bust
bench
break

demean
degrade
demerit
hold back

set back
declass
disrate
kick downstairs

Antonyms

increase
upgrade
mend
improve

hold
keep
elevate
raise

strengthen
fix
promote
rate

Synonyms
verb lower in opinion or rank

demote
undervalue
reduce
degrade
devalue
demerit
minimize

humble
denigrate
bench
break
bump
decry
decrease

bust
disparage
depreciate
abase
run down
set back
write off

declass
detract from
devalorize
disrate
mark down
take down a peg

Antonyms

upgrade
increase
enlarge
overrate
praise
cherish

compliment
mend
exalt
laud
improve
promote

overvalue
raise
fix
approve
commend

Synonyms
noun physical defect

weakness
lack
shortcoming

imperfection
deficiency
debility

blemish
demerit
zit

pimple
infirmity
weak point

Antonyms

strong point
enough
plenty
perfection

advantage
soundness
strength
benefit

blessing
correctness
good

Synonyms
noun flaw

blemish
deficiency
weakness
failing
inadequacy
defect
foible

weak point
glitch
shortcoming
frailty
fallibility
infirmity
gremlin

disfigurement
demerit
fault
deformity
problem
taint
insufficiency

peccadillo
catch
sin
stain
bug
incompleteness

Antonyms

adequacy
enough
perfection
plenty

sufficiency
strong point
advantage
cleanliness

excellence
strength
purity
flawlessness

Synonyms
verb humble, humiliate

lower
bump
bust
break

degrade
downgrade
demote
abase

demerit
bring low
declass
disgrade

disrate
take down a peg

Antonyms

mend
honor
upgrade
improve
grow

increase
invigorate
fix
promote
expand

extend
raise
win
strengthen

Synonyms
noun weak point

flaw
lack
weakness
lapse

failing
defect
imperfection
deficiency

drawback
fault
frailty
sin

catch
bug
infirmity
demerit

Antonyms

perfection
enough
extra

plenty
strong point
advantage

success
strength
benefit

Synonyms
noun illegal or immoral action

offense
immorality
violation
fault
wrong
evil
crime
lust
shortcoming
transgression

guilt
wrongdoing
error
misdeed
sloth
deficiency
damnation
anger
demerit
wickedness

envy
imperfection
covetousness
disobedience
peccadillo
debt
pride
trespass
vice
iniquity

peccancy
unrighteousness
tort
sinfulness
gluttony
wrongness
ungodliness
evil-doing
peccability
veniality

Antonyms

obedience
advantage
goodness
virtue

good deed
perfection
behavior
morality

kindness
good
right

Synonyms
noun weakness

flaw
blemish
demerit

fault
failing
defect

imperfection
mar
shortcoming

frailty
foible
weak point

Antonyms

perfection
advantage
strong point

virtue
strength
good point

propriety