FORGIVENESS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

forgiveness

noun

fər-ˈgiv-nəs

Definition of forgiveness next

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 Start by checking your credit card debt forgiveness qualifications here. —

Matt Richardson, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 Maria Winters, licensed clinical professional counselor, will refer to Matthew 18 to discuss forgiveness on April 19. —

Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2026 If the first season was about grief, and the second about forgiveness, this latest chapter is about moving forward, and no character embodies that struggle more profoundly than Paul. —

Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026 And while the on-screen action is champagne for the senses, irrepressibly bubbly and bright, its themes are on the serious side, dabbling in desperation, reinvention, and forgiveness. —

Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forgiveness

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The amnesty comes a week after Min Aung Hlaing was sworn into office following an election that critics say was neither free nor fair and was orchestrated to keep the military's iron grip on power.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
In recent weeks, the city has explored a range of revenue-generating measures — from making outdoor dining permanent and streamlining business permits to offering tax amnesty and raising its hotel tax.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026