1. (noun)clemency, mercifulness, mercy leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice Synonyms: mercy, mildness, clemency, mercifulness
2. (noun)mercifulness, mercy a disposition to be kind and forgiving Synonyms: mercy, clemency, mercifulness
3. (noun)mercifulness, mercy the feeling that motivates compassion Synonyms: mercy, clemency, mercifulness
4. (noun)mercy something for which to be thankful Synonyms: clemency, mercifulness
5. (noun)mercy alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed Synonyms: clemency, mercifulness
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'mercy'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. mercy Mercy is the exercise of less severity than one deserves, or in a more extended sense, the granting of kindness or favor beyond what one may rightly claim. Grace is favor, kindness, or b Synonyms: mercy, benevolence, favor, kindness, mildness, benignity, forbearance, lenience, pardon, blessing, forgiveness, leniency, pity, clemency, gentleness, lenity, tenderness, compassion, grace Antonyms: cruelty, implacability, punishment, rigor, sternness, hardness, justice, revenge, severity, vengeance, harshness, penalty
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