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Synonyms for merciful
adj kind, sparingAntonyms for merciful
- cruel
- hard
- harsh
- hateful
- inhumane
- mean
- merciless
- severe
- uncompassionate
- ungiving
- unkind
- unsympathetic
- unforgiving
- unmerciful
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charitable
adjective. kind, lenient
compassionate
adjective. having tender feelings
easier
adjective. tolerant, permissive
- accommodating
- amenable
- benign
- biddable
- charitable
- clement
- compassionate
- compliant
- condoning
- deceivable
- deludable
- dupable
- easygoing
- excusing
- exploitable
- fleeceable
- flexible
- forbearing
- forgiving
- gentle
- gullible
- humoring
- indulgent
- kindly
- lax
- lenient
- liberal
- light
- merciful
- mild
- moderate
- mollycoddling
- naive
- pampering
- pardoning
- soft
- spoiling
- submissive
- susceptible
- sympathetic
- temperate
- tractable
- trusting
- unburdensome
- unoppressive
- unsuspicious
easiest
adjective. tolerant, permissive
- accommodating
- amenable
- benign
- biddable
- charitable
- clement
- compassionate
- compliant
- condoning
- deceivable
- deludable
- dupable
- easygoing
- excusing
- exploitable
- fleeceable
- flexible
- forbearing
- forgiving
- gentle
- gullible
- humoring
- indulgent
- kindly
- lax
- lenient
- liberal
- light
- merciful
- mild
- moderate
- mollycoddling
- naive
- pampering
- pardoning
- soft
- spoiling
- submissive
- susceptible
- sympathetic
- temperate
- tractable
- trusting
- unburdensome
- unoppressive
- unsuspicious
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.