6
forbearance(noun, favor, kindness, goodness, sympathy)
5
charity(noun, favor, kindness, goodness, sympathy)
4
dismissal(noun, vindication, acquittal)
4
kindness(noun, favor, goodness, sympathy, compassion)
4
allowance(noun, mercy, absolution, exoneration)
4
clearance(noun, acquittal)
4
discharge(noun, break, relief, pardon, interval)
4
forgive
4
humanity(noun, kindness, sympathy, compassion, tenderness)
4
magnanimity(noun, indulgence, leniency, clemency)
4
purification(noun, refinement, cleansing, sanitization)
4
quarter(noun, favor, kindness, goodness, sympathy)
4
reconciliation(noun, pardon, absolution)
4
shrift(noun, grace, forfeit, mercy, archaic)
4
tolerance(noun, understanding, kindness, sympathy, compassion)
3
apology(noun, vindication)
3
benevolence(noun, favor, kindness, goodness, sympathy)
3
favor(noun, kindness, goodness, sympathy, compassion)
3
favour
3
forgiving(noun, adjective)
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