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
Softness and forbearance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Softness" instead a noun "Forbearance".
Nearby Words: forbear, forbearing
Softness
Softness noun - The quality or state of lacking strength of will or character.
Forbearance and softness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Forbearance" instead a noun "Softness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- kindness and forbearance
- kindness and softness
- benevolence and forbearance
- benevolence and softness
- compassion and forbearance
- compassion and softness
- sympathy and forbearance
- sympathy and softness
- humanity and forbearance
- humanity and softness
- gentleness and forbearance
- gentleness and softness
- tenderness and forbearance
- tenderness and softness
Cite this Source
Softness and Forbearance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/forbearance/softness
Forbearance & Softness. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/forbearance/softness>.
Softness or Forbearance. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/forbearance/softness.
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