Forbearance and Hardness

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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

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Hardness is an antonym for forbearance.

Nearby Words: forbear, forbearing

Hardness noun - The quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism).

Usage example: the aunt's hardness gradually crumbled under the influence of the little orphan's endearing ways

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Forbearance is an antonym for hardness.

Nearby Words: hard, harden

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