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
Generosity and forbearance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Generosity" instead a noun "Forbearance".
Nearby Words: forbear, forbearing
Generosity
Generosity noun - The quality or state of being generous.
Forbearance and generosity are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Forbearance" instead a noun "Generosity".
Nearby Words: generous, generously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- grace and forbearance
- grace and generosity
- kindness and forbearance
- kindness and generosity
- benevolence and forbearance
- benevolence and generosity
- compassion and forbearance
- compassion and generosity
- sympathy and forbearance
- sympathy and generosity
- humanity and forbearance
- humanity and generosity
- gentleness and forbearance
- gentleness and generosity
How words are described
| great | great forbearance | great generosity |
Cite this Source
Generosity and Forbearance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/forbearance/generosity
Forbearance & Generosity. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/forbearance/generosity>.
Generosity or Forbearance. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/forbearance/generosity.
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