MERCIES Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

mercies

noun

plural of mercy

as in services

an act of kind assistance did a mercy for the stranded motorist and was richly rewarded

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Recent Examples of mercies Then His unveiled, sweet mercies show Life’s burdens light. — Douglas Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025

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Noun

Last year, the services abandoned recruiting efforts at aprestigious Black engineering event in Baltimore, where recruiters had historically sought candidates with high-demand technical skills.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
In addition to the roughly 7 million barrels per day that Middle Eastern countries have rerouted around the strait through pipelines and other methods, about 11 or 12 million barrels have been flowing out, according to the tracking services.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of services

Noun

Under the order, Caruso is prohibited from performing any official duties, receiving pay, or accessing any privileges of the office.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Eligible bookings may include privileges such as daily breakfast for two, hotel credits, room upgrades, early check-in and late checkout, subject to availability.

— Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of privileges

Noun

Fame has this way of making other people want to be in your good graces.

— Merve Emre, The New York Review of Books, 11 Aug. 2026
Indeed, any ambitious scientist had to be in the good graces of these Big Players or risk financial ostracism and effective banishment from the halls of Big Science.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Definition of graces

Noun

Small courtesies keep big efforts moving forward.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
With both courtesies and catastrophes refusing to conform, the canton’s school board, publishers, and clergy were forced to produce multiple editions of primers, textbooks, and catechisms; sometimes five parallel print runs were needed for a population the size of a town.

— Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025