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Synonyms & Antonyms of merciful
showing kindness and forgiveness instead of harshness or cruelty especially to someone under one's authority or control
- When our English teacher caught us cheating, we prayed he would be merciful in deciding our punishment.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for merciful
- beneficent,
- benevolent,
- benignant,
- compassionate,
- good-hearted,
- humane,
- kind,
- kindhearted,
- kindly,
- softhearted,
- sympathetic,
- tender,
- tenderhearted,
- warmhearted
- affable,
- amicable,
- benign,
- companionable,
- comradely,
- cordial,
- friendly,
- genial,
- gentle,
- good,
- good-natured,
- good-tempered,
- gracious,
- mild,
- neighborly,
- nice,
- pleasant,
- sweet,
- warm
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“Merciful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merciful. Accessed 27 Oct. 2021.
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