Merciful and Relentless

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Merciful adjective - Showing or giving mercy.

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Relentless is an antonym for merciful.

Relentless adjective - Showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose.

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Merciful is an antonym for relentless in topics: merciless, continuous, cruel.

Nearby Word: relentlessly

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