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 Treating oneself with compassion, dignity, and forgiveness is vital. — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026 Grief, forgiveness and public scrutiny Lindsay Clancy has admitted to the killing of her three children from the very start. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026 These impositions are gradual and incredibly well-meaning, although even their medicinal intentions come laced with the word of a foreign lord and savior, whose crucifixes and tales of forgiveness are at odds with the local rituals. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026 Those responses reminded me that asking for forgiveness isn’t only a religious ritual or an abstract idea. — Marvin Krislov, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forgiveness

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Noun

Republicans, including many of the administration’s top officials, now see any legal solution for people who work and follow the rules as amnesty.

— Don Bacon, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
But few Fascists were ever formally prosecuted for their crimes, and a general amnesty (granted by Palmiro Togliatti, the pragmatic head of the Italian Communist Party) was announced in 1946.

— Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026