merciful (Meaning)
merciful (a)
showing or giving mercy
merciful (s)
(used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) gracious
merciful (a.)
Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish.
Unwilling to give pain; compassionate.
Synonyms & Antonyms of merciful
Synonyms:
- sweet
- nice
- benignant
- solicitous
- tolerant
- attentive
- soft
- forbearing
- clement
- considerate
- understanding
- kindhearted
- pitying
- beneficent
- good
- liberal
- humane
Antonyms:
- heavy-handed
- mean
- heartless
- cruel
- uncharitable
- malign
- uncaring
- thoughtless
- unthinking
- hard-boiled
- cruel
- malevolent
- sadistic
- malicious
- virulent
- hateful
- spiteful
- sadistic
- heartless
- uncharitable
- callous
- brutal
- insensitive
- callous
- malignant
- hard-boiled
- nasty
- spiteful
- malign
- savage
- mean
- virulent
- hateful
- unkind
- uncaring
- heavy-handed
- savage
- unthinking
- malevolent
- nasty
- inconsiderate
- thoughtless
- malignant
- brutal
- unkind
- malicious
- insensitive
- inconsiderate
Synonyms:
- companionable
- munificent
- good-natured
- philanthropical
- selfless
- cordial
- warm
- noble
- unselfish
- neighborly
- altruistic
- charitable
- tender
- tenderhearted
- amicable
- warmhearted
- benign
- affable
- openhearted
- philanthropic
- pleasant
- mild
- brotherly
- good-hearted
- magnanimous
- friendly
- unsparing
- humanitarian
- softhearted
- genial
- good-tempered
- comradely
Antonyms:
- brute
- uncompassionate
- vicious
- brute
- truculent
- stonyhearted
- insensate
- unsympathetic
- unkindly
- unkindly
- cold-blooded
- hard-hearted
- bestial
- brutish
- unfeeling
- fiendish
- barbaric
- barbarous
- ironhearted
- ironhearted
- inhuman
- cold-blooded
- brutish
- truculent
- bestial
- inhuman
- barbaric
- atrocious
- barbarous
- inhumane
- unfeeling
- hard-hearted
- inhumane
- vicious
- fiendish
- uncompassionate
- unsympathetic
- insensate
- stonyhearted
- atrocious
merciful Sentence Examples
- The merciful God grants forgiveness to those who repent.
- The judge showed mercy to the first-time offender.
- After witnessing the victim's suffering, the assailant felt a pang of mercy.
- The merciful nurse cared for the injured patient with compassion and empathy.
- The merciful king pardoned the rebels who had sought his downfall.
- The father had a merciful heart and was always willing to give his children a second chance.
- The merciful teacher understands the struggles of his students and offers additional support when needed.
- The merciful society cares for the vulnerable and marginalized members of its community.
- The merciful doctor eased the pain of his dying patient, bringing comfort in their final moments.
- The merciful stranger offered shelter to the homeless person amidst the storm.
FAQs About the word merciful
showing or giving mercy, (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility) graciousFull of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity and spare offend
kindly, thoughtful, lenient, kind, gentle,patient, generous, gracious, sympathetic, forgiving
grim, severe, unsentimental, harsh, ruthless,severe, unsentimental, merciless, tough, pitiless
The merciful God grants forgiveness to those who repent.
The judge showed mercy to the first-time offender.
After witnessing the victim's suffering, the assailant felt a pang of mercy.
The merciful nurse cared for the injured patient with compassion and empathy.
