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 The amnesty is the second in two weeks, following an earlier one on April 17 when more than 4,500 prisoners were granted amnesty. —

ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026 Actions including the amnesties and Suu Kyi’s transfer are widely seen as an effort to burnish his image. —

Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026 But by introducing a second amnesty period after the group stages, a player would need to be issued yellow cards in two of the three group-stage matches, or in two of the round of 32, last 16 and quarter-finals to receive a suspension. —

Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 The Cook County Clerk amnesty week for moving traffic violations begins Monday, which helps residents resolve tickets without extra collection fees. —

Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for amnesty

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The bright boy who came into their rooms with his toy soldiers to start world-making would not return, and no reconciliation or words of forgiveness would ever reach him.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
But in the eyes of God, who is our ultimate judge, God is a God of forgiveness.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 12 May 2026