Synonyms of condoning

condoning 1 of 2

adjective

as in absolving

Related Words

• absolving
• pardoning
• compensatory
• remitting
• exonerating
• exculpating
• vindicating
• exculpatory
• acquitting
• commuting
• reprieving
• nonpunitive

Dissimilar Words

• disciplinary
• punitive
• penal
• correcting
• disciplining
• correctional
• corrective
• retaliatory
• chastening
• penalizing
• chastising
• castigating
• retributive
• revengeful
• vengeful
• wrathful
• retaliative
• retributory

condoning

2 of 2

verb

present participle of condone

as in ignoring

to dismiss as of little importance

he is too quick to condone his friend's faults

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignoring
• forgiving
• overlooking
• justifying
• excusing
• explaining
• pardoning
• disregarding
• discounting
• whitewashing
• remitting
• passing over
• brushing (aside or off)
• winking (at)
• blinking (at)
• glossing (over)
• papering over
• shrugging off
• rationalizing
• forgiving and forgetting
• overpassing
• glozing (over)
• exonerating
• absolving
• closing one's eyes to
• exculpating
• acquitting
• vindicating
• waiving
• waving (aside or off)
• clearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• marking
• noting
• objecting (to)
• heeding
• minding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of condoning

Verb

Understanding bad behavior isn’t condoning it; understanding is often a precondition for actually changing behavior. — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

Being empathetic and talking to people doesn’t amount to condoning their behavior, Marnik added. — Felice J. Freyer, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026

This editorial, assumed by other newspaper editors to be submitted by the Spanish ambassador, accused Madison and Jefferson of condoning Miranda’s actions. — Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, The Conversation, 13 July 2026

State public defender Jeff Wright testified during the appeals proceedings that Ruhtenberg was fired because her posts were perceived as condoning violence. — Huo Jingnan, NPR, 23 June 2026

When will the district and the board stop condoning this kind of behavior? — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026

However, when an organisation like BAFTA, with its own long history of systemic racism, refuses to acknowledge the harm inflicted on both the Black and disabled communities and offer an appropriate apology, remaining involved would be tantamount to condoning its behaviour. — Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026

Kristin Zastoupil, a spokesperson for Forney ISD, said the district isn’t condoning or facilitating the walkout. — Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026

As part of the agreement, the university stipulated that no evidence produced in discovery showed any player reporting hazing to Fitzgerald, nor was there any showing the coach condoning or directing such conduct. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Dec. 2025