47 Synonyms & Antonyms For MERCIFUL

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Definitions merciful [mur-si-fuhl] / ˈmɜr sɪ fəl / ADJECTIVE kind, sparing Synonyms STRONGEST charitable compassionate forgiving gracious humane humanitarian kindly lenient WEAK all heart beneficent benign benignant bleeding heart clement condoning easygoing feeling forbearing generous gentle heart in right place indulgent liberal mild pardoning pitiful pitying soft softhearted sympathetic tender tenderhearted tolerant Antonyms STRONGEST cruel hard harsh hateful inhumane mean merciless severe uncompassionate ungiving unkind unsympathetic WEAK unforgiving unmerciful

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The end arrived in the sixth round, Joshua knocking Paul to the floor and Young waving the farce to a merciful conclusion.

From The Wall Street Journal

More immediately, the lighthouse is now accessible only by an expensive helicopter ride, if the winds are merciful and it is not shrouded by fog.

From Los Angeles Times

"I was hoping for a quick and merciful death at the hands of the reviewers. I was hoping that maybe somebody might like it well enough to give me some encouragement about it."

From BBC

Lukashenko was suddenly keen on looking merciful and several dozen were released.

From BBC

After lingering off the coast of Florida hoping for a merciful decision from Washington, the St. Louis and its passengers returned to Europe, where the Nazis were on the march.

From Los Angeles Times

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Words related to merciful are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word merciful. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

benign benign charitable clement compassionate easiest easier easy forbearing forgiving gentle gracious good humane indulgent kind-hearted kindhearted kindly knightly lenient mild more forgiving softhearted tenderhearted tenderer tender tolerant warmhearted

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