Longanimous and Merciless

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Longanimous adjective - Showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment.

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Merciless is an antonym for longanimous in tolerant topic.

Merciless adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.

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Longanimous is an antonym for merciless.

Nearby Words: merciful, mercilessly, mercifully

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