| Main Entry: | clemency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | forgiveness |
Synonyms: |
caritas, charity, compassion, endurance, equitableness, fairness, forbearance, gentleness, grace, humanity, indulgence, justness, kindness, lenience, leniency, lenity, lifesaver, mercifulness, mercy, mildness, moderation, soft-heartedness, sufferance, tenderness, tolerance, toleration |
Antonyms: |
no mercy |
| Main Entry: | mercy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | kindness, compassion |
Synonyms: |
benevolence, benignancy, blessing, boon, charity, clemency, commiseration, favor, forbearance, forgiveness, generosity, gentleness, godsend, goodwill, grace, humanity, kindliness, lenience, leniency, lenity, lifesaver, luck, mildness, pity, quarter, relief, ruth, softheartedness, sympathy, tenderness, tolerance |
Antonyms: |
cruelty, intolerance, meanness, uncompassion |
| Main Entry: | pardon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | forgiveness |
Synonyms: |
absolution, acquittal, allowance, amnesty, anchor, clemency, commute, conciliation, condonation, discharge, exculpation, excuse, exoneration, forbearance, freeing, grace, indemnification, indemnity, indulgence, justification, kindness, lifeboat, lifesaver, mercy, release, remission, reprieve, vindication |
| Notes: | a pardon is the act of excusing a mistake or offense; an excuse is an explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness |
Antonyms: |
chastisement, condemnation, damning, ostracization, penalty, punishment |
| Main Entry: | release |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | delivery; dispensation |
Synonyms: |
absolution, acquittal, acquittance, charge, clemency, commute, deliverance, discharge, emancipation, exemption, exoneration, floater, freedom, freeing, let-off, liberation, liberty, lifeboat, lifesaver, manumission, relief, spring, turnout, walkout |
Antonyms: |
check, collection, gathering, hold |
| Main Entry: | reprieve |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | relief of blame, responsibility |
Synonyms: |
abatement, abeyance, absolution, acquittal, alleviation, amnesty, anchor*, clearance, clemency, commute, deferment, freeing, let-up, lifeboat, lifesaver, mitigation, palliation, pardon, postponement, release, remission, respite, spring*, stay, suspension, truce |
| Main Entry: | guardian angel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personal angel |
Synonyms: |
advocate, angel, champion, fairy godmother, good angel, guardian spirit, lifesaver, ministering angel, protector |
| Main Entry: | emergency medical technician |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | emergency care worker |
Synonyms: |
EMT, lifesaver, paramedic |