MERCY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MERCY?

Need another word that means the same as “mercy”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “mercy” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Mercy” are: mercifulness, clemency, leniency, lenience, compassion, grace, pity, charity, forgiveness, forbearance, quarter, humanity, humaneness, humanitarianism, blessing, godsend, boon, favour, piece of luck, stroke of luck

Mercy as a Noun

Definitions of "Mercy" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mercy” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed.
• An event to be grateful for, because it prevents something unpleasant or provides relief from suffering.
• A disposition to be kind and forgiving.
• Compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm.
• (especially of a journey or mission) performed out of a desire to relieve suffering.
• The feeling that motivates compassion.
• Something for which to be thankful.
• Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice.

Synonyms of "Mercy" as a noun (20 Words)

blessing	A short prayer of thanks before a meal. He gave the project his blessing.
boon	A thing that is helpful or beneficial. The route will be a boon to many travellers.
charity	An activity or gift that benefits the public at large. An unemployed teacher living on charity.
clemency	Good weather with comfortable temperatures. An appeal for clemency.
compassion	The humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it. The victims should be treated with compassion.
favour	Overgenerous preferential treatment. I ve come to ask you a favour.
forbearance	The action of refraining from exercising a legal right, especially enforcing the payment of a debt. His unfailing courtesy and forbearance under great provocation.
forgiveness	The act of excusing a mistake or offense. She is quick to ask forgiveness when she has overstepped the line.
godsend	A very helpful or valuable event, person, or article. These information packs are a godsend to schools.
grace	In Greek mythology three beautiful goddesses Aglaia Thalia and Euphrosyne believed to personify and bestow charm grace and beauty. She has all the social graces.
humaneness	The quality of compassion or consideration for others (people or animals.
humanitarianism	The doctrine that people’s duty is to promote human welfare. A contribution made in the spirit of humanitarianism.
humanity	The quality of being human. He praised them for their standards of humanity and care.
lenience	Lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers. The accused pleaded for lenience.
leniency	Lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers. The court could show leniency.
mercifulness	Leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice. In those days a wife had to depend on the mercifulness of her husband.
piece of luck	A distance.
pity	An unfortunate development. Her voice was full of pity.
quarter	A unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour. A page and a quarter.
stroke of luck	A single complete movement.

Usage Examples of "Mercy" as a noun

• It was a mercy we got out alive.
• He threw himself on the mercy of the court.
• The boy was screaming and begging for mercy.
• Mercy missions to refugees caught up in the fighting.
• His death was in a way a mercy.
• The mercies of God.
• Distributing food and clothing to the flood victims was an act of mercy.

Associations of "Mercy" (30 Words)

altruistic	Showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish. I question how altruistic his motives were.
benefactor	A person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help. A low interest loan from a benefactor allowed them to build a floor for the exhibition hall.
benefic	Beneficent or kindly. A benefic force.
beneficence	Doing good; feeling beneficent.
benevolence	The quality of being well meaning; kindness.
benevolent	Generous in assistance to the poor. A benevolent fund.
benignity	Kindness or tolerance toward others. His air of benignity.
bounteous	Given or giving freely. The bounteous goodness of God.
charitable	Relating to the assistance of those in need. He has spent 50 000 on charitable causes.
clemency	Good weather with comfortable temperatures. An appeal for clemency.
compassion	A deep awareness of and sympathy for another’s suffering. The victims should be treated with compassion.
forgiveness	The action or process of forgiving or being forgiven. She is quick to ask forgiveness when she has overstepped the line.
generosity	The quality of being kind and generous. I was overwhelmed by the generosity of friends and neighbours.
generous	More than adequate. A generous assessment of his work.
goodwill	The established reputation of a business regarded as a quantifiable asset and calculated as part of its value when it is sold. The scheme is dependent on goodwill between the two sides.
humane	Marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering. A humane education.
humanitarianism	The doctrine that people’s duty is to promote human welfare. A contribution made in the spirit of humanitarianism.
kindness	Tendency to be kind and forgiving. He thanked them for their kindness and support.
largess	Liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit.
leniency	The fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; clemency. The court could show leniency.
merciful	Gracious (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility. A merciful god.
mildness	Mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant. The tomatoes were sweet compensating for the mildness of the cheese.
perquisite	A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right. The perquisites of celebrity are intoxicating.
philanthropic	(of a person or organization) seeking to promote the welfare of others; generous and benevolent. They receive financial support from philanthropic bodies.
prerogative	Arising from the prerogative of the Crown usually delegated to the government or the judiciary and based in common law rather than statutory law. The monarch retained the formal prerogative power to appoint the Prime Minister.
privilege	Grant a privilege or privileges to. English inheritance law privileged the eldest son.
reconciliation	The reestablishing of cordial relations. The earl was seeking a reconciliation with his wife.
selflessness	Acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity. A noble act of selflessness.
sympathy	An inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion. I have some sympathy for this view.
truthfulness	The fact of being realistic or true to life; realism. The truthfulness of her playing of an ageing American spinster.