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Synonyms & Antonyms : Mercy
Mercy
( Noun )
They showed little mercy to their enemies.
Synonyms:
Benevolence
Favor
Pardon
Clemency
Compassion
Gentleness
Leniency
Pity
Mildness
Grace
Kindness
Contextual Examples:
The playground coach smiled with benevolence at the noisy children but tamed them in a few minutes by his sportsmanship.
The scheme found favor with the town planners.
May god grant you pardon for your sins!
The defendant was grateful for the judge’s clemency.
The teacher had great compassion for her pupils.
The members took the advantage of the leniency of the chairman.
We feel pity on the inhuman living conditions of the slums.
His gentleness moved his opponents to appraisal.
The mildness of steel bars can be increased by heating them.
By the king’s grace, the traitor was permitted to leave the country.
He can never forget the kindness shown by his neighbors during the communal riots.
Antonyms:
Cruelty
Hardness
Harshness
Vigor
Severity
Penalty
Punishment
Contextual Examples:
The harshness of the teacher failed to reform the student.
The hardness of the metal was not in consonance with the needed quality of the motor.
Let us serve our motherland with all the vigor at our command.
The severity of this winter has bruised my skin.
The delay in return of the books compelled me to pay the penalty.
Violation of traffic rules can lead one to punishment by fine or imprisonment.
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