2. (adj)merciful (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious Antonyms: pitiless, unpitying, merciless, cutthroat, bowelless, tigerish, ruthless, unmerciful, remorseless, fierce, ungracious, mortal(a)
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'merciful'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. merciful Human denotes what pertains to mankind, with no suggestion as to its being good or evil; as, the human race; human qualities; we speak of human achievements, virtues, or excellences, human Synonyms: humane, benevolent, compassionate, human, pitying, benignant, forgiving, kind, sympathetic, charitable, gentle, kind-hearted, tender, clement, gracious, merciful, tender-hearted
Synonyms for merciful 
