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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mercies

Noun

Experts agree that allowing external services to access Apple’s and Google’s operating systems could be dangerous for security and user privacy.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
This home’s location, which is near the Farmington line, means that services and businesses in the Farmington and Unionville areas, as well as those in Avon and Canton, are just minutes away.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Definition of services

Noun

Children’s said that the plaintiffs were attempting to force it to stop granting admitting privileges to physicians who refused to offer gender-affirming care, which would ultimately harm patients.

— Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 July 2026
After that, driving privileges are terminated and drivers risk detention and deportation.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of privileges

Noun

Not to mention battling nerds, LARPers, and a particularly petulant McPoyle clan at the Renaissance Faire or sportswashing their way back into the good graces of their community by sponsoring a Little League team.

— Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 July 2026
But every now and then, something truly special graces the 13th Duke of Richmond’s driveway.

— Jerry Perez, The Drive, 9 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