give quarter
Synonyms for give quarter
verb feel sorry for; spareAntonyms for give quarter
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pity
verb. feel sorry for; spare
- ache
- be sorry for
- be sympathetic
- bleed for
- comfort
- commiserate
- condole
- console
- feel for
- feel with
- forgive
- give quarter
- grant amnesty
- grieve with
- have compassion
- have mercy on
- identify with
- lament with
- pardon
- put out of one's misery
- relent
- reprieve
- show forgiveness
- show sympathy
- solace
- soothe
- sympathize
- take pity on
- understand
- weep for
relent
verb. die down; let up
- acquiesce
- be merciful
- capitulate
- cave in
- change one's mind
- come around
- comply
- cool it
- cry uncle
- die away
- drop
- ease
- ease off
- ease up on
- ebb
- fall
- fold
- forbear
- give in
- give quarter
- give some slack
- give up
- give way
- go along with
- go easy on
- have mercy
- have pity
- lay back
- let go
- let it happen
- lighten up
- mellow out
- melt
- moderate
- quit
- relax
- say uncle
- show mercy
- slacken
- slow
- soften
- subside
- wane
- weaken
- yield
relented
verb. die down; let up
- acquiesce
- be merciful
- capitulate
- cave in
- change one's mind
- come around
- comply
- cool it
- cry uncle
- die away
- drop
- ease
- ease off
- ease up on
- ebb
- fall
- fold
- forbear
- give in
- give quarter
- give some slack
- give up
- give way
- go along with
- go easy on
- have mercy
- have pity
- lay back
- let go
- let it happen
- lighten up
- mellow out
- melt
- moderate
- quit
- relax
- say uncle
- show mercy
- slacken
- slow
- soften
- subside
- wane
- weaken
- yield
relenting
verb. die down; let up
- acquiesce
- be merciful
- capitulate
- cave in
- change one's mind
- come around
- comply
- cool it
- cry uncle
- die away
- drop
- ease
- ease off
- ease up on
- ebb
- fall
- fold
- forbear
- give in
- give quarter
- give some slack
- give up
- give way
- go along with
- go easy on
- have mercy
- have pity
- lay back
- let go
- let it happen
- lighten up
- mellow out
- melt
- moderate
- quit
- relax
- say uncle
- show mercy
- slacken
- slow
- soften
- subside
- wane
- weaken
- yield
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.