Favor
Favor noun - An act of kind assistance.
Forbearance and favor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Forbearance" instead a noun "Favor".
Forbearance
Forbearance noun - Kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it.
Usage example: the judge showed forbearance, and gave the teenaged first offender a suspended sentence
Favor and forbearance are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Favor" instead a noun "Forbearance".
Nearby Words: forbear, forbearing
Mutual synonyms
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