MERCIES Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

mercies

noun

plural of mercy

as in services

an act of kind assistance did a mercy for the stranded motorist and was richly rewarded

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Recent Examples of mercies Then His unveiled, sweet mercies show Life’s burdens light. — Douglas Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for mercies

Noun

States have already started slashing caregivers’ pay and other critical disability services in anticipation of Medicaid cuts that will roll out next year.

— STAT, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
Rent now, pay later services are one form, which break rent into multiple payments.

— Adriana Morga, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of services

Noun

For cadres and others subject to rectification, the process sorts who is in and who has fallen out of the good graces of party leaders.

— ANDREW MERTHA, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
Not bad for someone who started blogging out of a Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf location on Sunset Boulevard, where stars came to him to say hello, trade gossip and get in his good graces.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of graces

Noun

Small courtesies keep big efforts moving forward.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
With both courtesies and catastrophes refusing to conform, the canton’s school board, publishers, and clergy were forced to produce multiple editions of primers, textbooks, and catechisms; sometimes five parallel print runs were needed for a population the size of a town.

— Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025