FORGIVENESS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

forgiveness

noun

fər-ˈgiv-nəs

Definition of forgiveness

as in amnesty

release from the guilt or penalty of an offense they asked her forgiveness for failing to invite her to the party

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Recent Examples of forgiveness The idea is to provide a pathway to student loan forgiveness for people who work in public service. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The culminating scene of confession and forgiveness is at once domestic and utterly religious. — James Wood, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Later in life, Schwam created Humanity 101, an initiative of Arizona State University’s Project Humanities, promoting the values of compassion, empathy, forgiveness, integrity, kindness, respect and self-reflection. — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026 But as the movie awkwardly pivots to weighty themes like forgiveness, honor and grief, the initial sparks of subversiveness fizzle out. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forgiveness

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgiveness

Noun

Today's Republican party should take a page from their old playbook and support an amnesty program that would bring millions of undocumented immigrants out of the shadows.

— WCCO Staff, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Jair Bolsonaro is imprisoned in connection with this case, while his son has pledged to grant him amnesty as his first act in office.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of amnesty

Noun

At the time, when Shane saved him with the pardon, was there a part of you that thought that might be a good thing?

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2026
The fact that several victims were underage makes the prospect of a pardon even less likely, especially given the controversy around the Epstein files.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 Oct. 2026