Clemency and Heartlessness

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Clemency noun - Kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it.

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Heartlessness is an antonym for clemency.

Nearby Words: clement, Clemente, clemencia

Heartlessness noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.

Usage example: the gung ho heartlessness with which the secret police tortured prisoners was beyond belief

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Clemency is an antonym for heartlessness.

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Heartlessness and Clemency. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clemency/heartlessness

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