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have mercy on

VERB
feel sorry for
Synonyms
WEAK
bleed for comfort commiserate condole with console empathize with express sympathy feel for grieve with lament for open one's heart pity sympathize sympathize with
VERB
pity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
feel for forgive pardon
STRONG
ache comfort commiserate condole console relent reprieve solace soothe sympathize understand
WEAK
be sorry for be sympathetic bleed for feel with give quarter grant amnesty grieve with have compassion identify with lament with put out of one's misery show forgiveness show sympathy take pity on weep for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
punish
STRONG
agitate annoy distress hurt trouble upset worry
WEAK
disdain scorn

Example Sentences

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"May God have mercy on our citizen who lost his life in the accident," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2024

He sentences Antigone to death, even as the chorus of citizens implore him to have mercy on her.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2024

“I don’t really think that Nava should — you should have mercy on Nava,” Sandoval told the judge.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2023

"I wish God will have mercy on us and the war stops," said Rami Al-Erqan, a father cradling his daughter, one of his six children.

From Reuters • Oct. 29, 2023

“Most unfortunate. Can’t you have mercy on the boy?”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull