Affection
Clemency
Clemency noun - Kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it.
Usage example: the judge chose to show clemency to the truly repentant embezzler
Affection and clemency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affection" instead a noun "Clemency".
Nearby Words: clement, Clemente, clemencia
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- love and affection
- love and clemency
- kindness and affection
- kindness and clemency
- compassion and affection
- compassion and clemency
- sympathy and affection
- sympathy and clemency
- care and affection
- care and clemency
- heart and affection
- heart and clemency
- gentleness and affection
- gentleness and clemency
Cite this Source
Clemency and Affection. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affection/clemency
Affection & Clemency. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affection/clemency>.
Clemency or Affection. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affection/clemency.
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