The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word MERCY , 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MERCY | 25 % | 5 |
| LENIENCE | 25 % | 8 |
| PATIENCE | 25 % | 8 |
| TOLERATION | 25 % | 10 |
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
MERCY noun- Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.
- Forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.
- A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion.
- Instances of forbearance or forgiveness.
- A blessing; something to be thankful for.
- To feel mercy
- To show mercy; to pardon or treat leniently because of mercy
- Expressing surprise or alarm.
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 MERCY
- Benevolence
- Compassionate treatment
- Compassion
- Condemned man's request
- What a lenient judge may show
- "Have __!"
- "Goodness gracious!"
- "Heavens to Betsy!"
- "My heavens!"
- Feeling of compassion
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.