Merciful and Ravening

Opposite meaning words

Merciful adjective - Showing or giving mercy.

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Ravening is an antonym for merciful.

Ravening adjective - Excessively greedy and grasping.

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Merciful is an antonym for ravening in topics: violent, cruel.

Nearby Words: raven, ravenous

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Ravening and Merciful. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/merciful/ravening

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