Merciful

Meaning

showing compassion or forgiveness; kind and forgiving

showing compassion or forgiveness towards someone one has the power to punish or harm.

Example Sentences

The merciful judge gave him a lighter sentence.

The judge was merciful and gave him a lighter sentence.

Example Expressions

merciful end

Synonyms

compassionate, kind, forgiving, lenient, humane

Entry 1

compassionate, kind, forgiving

Entry 2

compassionate, forgiving, lenient, kind, humane

Antonyms

merciless, cruel, harsh, pitiless

Entry 1

merciless, cruel, harsh

Entry 2

cruel, harsh, pitiless

Collocations

merciful God, merciful judge, merciful heart, merciful act, merciful end, mercifully spared

Entry 1

merciful God, merciful judge, merciful heart

Entry 2

merciful judge, merciful act, merciful end, mercifully spared