merciful
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Sense: Giving evidence of mercy
Synonyms:
lenient Collocations, clement, feeling Collocations, compassionate Collocations, pitiful, soft-hearted, mild Collocations, sparing, tolerant, kindly Collocations, indulgent, benign, benignant, humane, kind Collocations, charitable, all heart, benevolent, big Collocations, bighearted, broad-minded, considerate Collocations, easy Collocations, favorable, forbearing, forgiving, gracious, magnanimous, sympathetic Collocations, thoughtful Collocations, understanding Collocations
Antonyms:
cruel Collocations, merciless, harsh Collocations, hard Collocations, unforgiving, ruthless Collocations, mean Collocations, severe Collocations, unkind Collocations, cold-blooded, intolerant, brutal
Sense: Having mercy as a character trait
Synonyms:
gentle Collocations, tender Collocations, gracious, kind Collocations, thoughtful Collocations, all heart, beneficent, benign, benignant, charitable, clement, compassionate Collocations, easygoing Collocations, feeling Collocations, forbearing, forgiving, generous Collocations, having one's heart in right place, humane, humanitarian, indulgent, kindly Collocations, lenient Collocations, liberal, mild Collocations, pardoning, pitying, soft Collocations, softhearted, sympathetic Collocations, tenderhearted, tolerant
Antonyms:
cruel Collocations, merciless, harsh Collocations, hard Collocations, unforgiving, ruthless Collocations, mean Collocations, severe Collocations, unkind Collocations, cold-blooded, intolerant, brutal