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 Jelly Roll’s gonna need a favor of forgiveness from Kansas City Royals fans after Wednesday night. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026 Trees appear to weep over the sad land or bend a knee to beg forgiveness. — Lo Patrick, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 The launch fits a familiar Silicon Valley pattern — ship products first, ask for forgiveness later. — Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 But there’s a savvy 2026 vibe about the way the film refuses to create florid melodrama out of quotidian crisis, and instead observes with generosity as the characters grope awkwardly toward emotional détente and mutual forgiveness. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for forgiveness

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Noun

The conservative backlash to Lindell’s proposal mirrors the response earlier this year to the bipartisan Dignidad Act, a federal immigration bill that stalled in Congress after Republicans and conservative activists blasted it as amnesty.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2026
And, though Rodríguez passed a law offering amnesty to dissidents, the language seems designed to exclude Machado and her allies.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026