AMNESTY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

amnesty

noun

ˈam-nə-stē

as in forgiveness

release from the guilt or penalty of an offense the president of France traditionally grants amnesty to specially selected prisoners on Bastille Day

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Recent Examples of amnesty Spain has granted amnesty to immigrants who are in the country illegally before. —

Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026 So the state offered amnesty in 1986 for the polluters to come forward and report their leaky tanks and the state would pay the clean up. —

Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026 Advocates at the nonprofit Nationalities Service Center and American Friends Service Committee noted that many immigrants wanted to apply for amnesty but feared the program was a trick. —

Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026 The Iranians negotiating with the United States — who would be part of making that deal — have been offered limited amnesty, Yingst said Trump told him. —

Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for amnesty

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Noun

Loan forgiveness doesn’t fix any of this.

— Michael Carbonara, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Now, one of his relatives is offering forgiveness to the driver charged in his death.

— Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026