FORGIVEN Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

forgiven

verb

past participle of forgive

as in pardoned

to cease to have feelings of anger or bitterness toward it is not easy to forgive those who have hurt us

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as in ignored

to dismiss as of little importance he has so many good qualities that I guess we can forgive a slight penchant for exaggeration

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Recent Examples of forgiven The music was a bit loud over the speakers as Nicky Zimmermann was trying to talk, but given it was Kylie Minogue playing at that exact moment, all was forgiven. — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026 Viewers tuning in to Gwyneth Paltrow’s new podcast, The Goop Guide, will be forgiven for assuming the show was filmed in a room inside her serene and stylish Montecito home. — Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 10 Nov. 2026 While many people have not accepted or believed his apologies, clearly many thousands of fans have forgiven him. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026 Proof of financial hardship Credit card debt forgiveness can result in up to 50% of your existing debt balance being forgiven, once the program is completed. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026 One would be forgiven for assuming that, as a friend of his joked, Carrère had waited to visit the country until a member of his family was running it. — Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026 But you’d be forgiven for thinking, if for a moment, that Bieber was wearing Alo. — Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026 Given how many venal tech billionaires have grabbed our attention over the last several years, you’d be forgiven for having only a hazy memory of Sam Bankman-Fried. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026 Though after well over a decade of speculation and back-and-forth, you’d be forgiven for being surprised that the touchscreen thing actually finally happened. — ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgiven

Verb

Helping their cause is that companies cannot avoid congressional subpoenas, and a company itself cannot be pardoned.

— Justin Papp,Garrett Downs,Megan Cassella, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
One ad from Minnesotans for Justice said Ellison pardoned a man convicted of child rape.

— CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of pardoned

Verb

The College Football Playoff selection committee has insulted them, their city has mostly ignored them, and few outside of the range of Bob Chesney’s wonderfully gravelly football voice has actually believed in them.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
But Colom and his Black supporters also have never ignored the significance of his candidacy as a Black man.

— Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of ignored

Verb

Later on Tuesday morning, the district announced that all after-school activities were canceled and that any student absences would be excused.

— Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Too Simple More than 12 years on from the introduction of the first Marshall Stanmore speaker, you’d be excused for thinking the new Stanmore IV was the original.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of excused

Verb

Other than that, there weren’t any wins or losses that justified movement from around the area.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
For student Lucas Petit, who identifies with the far left, the debate goes beyond whether violence is justified.

— Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of justified

Verb

The north end overlooked a long, broad valley rimmed by mountains that descended to a river about a mile away.

— John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2026
In recent years, melodic rap performance has proven surprisingly difficult to predict, with chart-topping hits often living alongside deep cuts and overlooked singles in the final line-up of nominees.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2026