The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word LENIENCE , but the solution may also be PATIENCE which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in King Syndicate).
Forbearance crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LENIENCE | 25 % | 8 |
| PATIENCE | 25 % | 8 |
| TOLERATION | 25 % | 10 |
| MERCY | 25 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Forbearance
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- longanimity
- patience
- patient
- toleration
- tolerance
- abstention
- leniency
- abstain
- forgiveness
- mercy
- abstinence
- restraint
Crossword Answer definitions
LENIENCE noun- Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result LENIENCE
- Quality that "hanging judges" lack
- Soft-hearted bent
- Mercy
- It may be requested before a sentence
- Softness
- Clemency.
- Quality of being gentle.
- Indulgence.
- Forbearance.
- Permissiveness
More clues leading to the result PATIENCE
- Waiting game, in Westminster?
- Solitaire in England
- It's a virtue
- Steady perserverance
- It's considered "a virtue"
- It's a virtue, so they say
- Solitaire game
- Gilbert and Sullivan milkmaid.
- "Bunthorne's Bride."
- Gilbertian milkmaid.