All merciful synonyms
merΒ·ciΒ·ful
M m adj merciful
- kind β of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
- humanitarian β having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
- kindly β having, showing, or proceeding from a benevolent disposition or spirit; kindhearted: kindly people.
- compassionate β If you describe someone or something as compassionate, you mean that they feel or show pity, sympathy, and understanding for people who are suffering.
- charitable β A charitable organization or activity helps and supports people who are ill, very poor, or who have a disability.
- lenient β agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent: He tended to be lenient toward the children. More lenient laws encouraged greater freedom of expression.
- forgiving β disposed to forgive; indicating forgiveness: a forgiving soul; a forgiving smile.
- humane β characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of prisoners.
- gracious β pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- beneficent β A beneficent person or thing helps people or results in something good.
- benign β You use benign to describe someone who is kind, gentle, and harmless.
- bleeding heart β If you describe someone as a bleeding heart, you are criticizing them for being sympathetic towards people who are poor and suffering, without doing anything practical to help.
- clement β Clement weather is pleasantly mild and dry.
- easygoing β going easily, as a horse.
- feeling β a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
- forbearing β to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
- generous β liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift.
- gentle β kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
- indulgent β characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive: an indulgent parent.
- liberal β favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- mild β amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
- pitiful β evoking or deserving pity: a pitiful fate.
- soft β yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
- softhearted β very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit: a soft-hearted judge.
- sympathetic β characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- tender β soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak.
- tenderhearted β soft-hearted; sympathetic.
- tolerant β inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing: tolerant of errors.
- benignant β kind; gracious, as a king to his subjects
- pitying β Informal. motivated by a sense of pity or sympathy for others or for oneself: to have pity sex with a virgin; to go on a pity date with a loser.
adjective merciful
- kindhearted β having or showing sympathy or kindness: a kindhearted woman.
- understanding β mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- benevolent β If you describe a person in authority as benevolent, you mean that they are kind and fair.
- sparing β kept in reserve, as for possible use: a spare part.
- condoning β Present participle of condone.
- fortunate β having good fortune; receiving good from uncertain or unexpected sources; lucky: a fortunate young actor who got the lead in the play.
- thankful β feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
- timely β occurring at a suitable time; seasonable; opportune; well-timed: a timely warning.
- welcome β a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
- opportune β appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
- lucky β having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.
- happy β delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.