Thesaurus / show mercy
FEEDBACK- quit
- slacken
- acquiesce
- relax
- subside
- soften
- capitulate
- comply
- give in
- forbear
- slow
- ebb
- wane
- ease
- drop
- yield
- fold
- melt
- fall
- moderate
- weaken
- cry uncle
- come around
- cave in
- ease off
- let go
- give up
- be merciful
- cool it
- die away
- ease up on
- give quarter
- give some slack
- give way
- go along with
- go easy on
- have mercy
- have pity
- lay back
- let it happen
- lighten up
- mellow out
- say uncle
- change one's mind
- commiserate
- comprehend
- pity
- comfort
- love
- compassionate
- appreciate
- condole
- understand
- ache
- agree
- identify with
- relate to
- be in accord
- be in sympathy
- be kind to
- be there for
- be understanding
- bleed for
- emphathize
- feel heart go out to
- go along with
- grieve with
- have compassion
- offer consolation
- pick up on
- show kindliness
- show tenderness
- side with
- tune in
- share another's sorrow
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
WORDS RELATED TO SHOW MERCY
- 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
- acquiesced
- came around
- capitulated
- caved in
- changed one's mind
- complied
- cool it
- cried uncle
- died away
- dropped
- eased
- eased off
- eased up on
- ebbed
- fell
- folded
- forbore
- gave in
- gave quarter
- gave some slack
- gave up
- gave way
- had mercy
- had pity
- lay back
- let it happened
- let went
- lightened up
- mellowed out
- melted
- moderated
- quit
- relaxed
- said uncle
- showed mercy
- slackened
- slowed
- softened
- subsided
- waned
- was merciful
- weakened
- went along with
- went easy on
- yielded
- acquiescing
- being merciful
- capitulating
- caving in
- changing one's mind
- coming around
- complying
- cool it
- crying uncle
- dropping
- dying away
- easing
- easing off
- easing up on
- ebbing
- falling
- folding
- forbearing
- giving in
- giving quarter
- giving some slack
- giving up
- giving way
- going along with
- going easy on
- having mercy
- having pity
- let going
- letting it happening
- lightening up
- lying back
- mellowing out
- melting
- moderating
- quitting
- relaxing
- saying uncle
- showing mercy
- slackening
- slowing
- softening
- subsiding
- waning
- weakening
- yielding
- ache
- agree
- appreciate
- be in accord
- be in sympathy
- be kind to
- be there for
- be understanding
- bleed for
- comfort
- commiserate
- compassionate
- comprehend
- condole
- emphathize
- feel heart go out to
- go along with
- grieve with
- have compassion
- identify with
- love
- offer consolation
- pick up on
- pity
- relate to
- share another's sorrow
- show kindliness
- show mercy
- show tenderness
- side with
- tune in
- understand
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.