In stark contrast to "mercifully," antonyms for this word include "cruelly," "harshly," "painfully," and "brutally." These words imply a lack of compassion, sensitivity, and kindness. When used to describe an event or circumstance, they suggest that something was experienced in a difficult or oppressive way, without any relief or saving grace. Conversely, the word "mercifully" denotes relief, compassion, and grace. It often signifies a break from something unpleasant or a positive outcome to a difficult situation. While its antonyms carry negative connotations, "mercifully" is a word that brings hope, comfort, and empathy to those who experience it.

What are the antonyms for Mercifully?

• adv.

  • noun
  • bitchily
  ,
  • brutally
  ,
  • cattily
  ,
  • despitefully
  ,
  • hardly
  ,
  • harshly
  ,
  • hatefully
  ,
  • malevolently
  ,
  • maliciously
  ,
  • malignantly
  ,
  • meanly
  ,
  • nastily
  ,
  • oppressively
  ,
  • roughly
  ,
  • severely
  ,
  • spitefully
  ,
  • sternly
  ,
  • stiffly
  ,
  • viciously
  ,
  • villainously
  ,
  • virulently
  ,
  • wickedly
  .

Usage examples for Mercifully

Famous quotes with Mercifully

• And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words of Thy knowledge, so Thou wouldst mercifully grant me to attain one day to Thee, the fountain of all wisdom and to appear forever before Thy face.

  Venerable Bede
• Like all young men I set out to be a genius, but mercifully laughter intervened.

  Lawrence Durrell
• Four years of world war, at a cost in human suffering which our minds are mercifully too limited to imagine, led to the very clear realization that international anarchy must be abandoned if civilization was to survive.

  Arthur Henderson
• If you wish to strengthen your confidence in God still more, often recall the loving way in which He has acted toward you, and how mercifully He has tried to bring you out of your sinful life, to break your attachment to the things of earth and draw you to His love.

  Alphonsus Liguori
• The Russian drama began at the end of 1991, when the Soviet Union mercifully ended. Russia and 14 other new countries emerged from the ruins of the Soviet Union. Every one of those 15 new states faced a profound historical, economic, financial, social and political challenge.

  Jeffrey Sachs

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