FORGIVES Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

forgives

verb

present tense third-person singular of forgive

as in pardons

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 ignores

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 forgives But Hannah, who sees his true good nature, forgives him. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 22 May 2026 While The Pitt forgives and empathizes with Robby’s flaws, Robby is not called on to extend that empathy to others. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 There is no blanket federal program that automatically forgives credit card debt simply because someone is a veteran. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026 Sinnott forgives his parents, and parents today who waver on vaccination. — Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025 Still, Alice meets with him and forgives him. — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025 Sinnott forgives his parents, and parents today who waver on vaccination. — Arthur Allen, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025 Public Service Loan Forgiveness, which has been in place since 2007, forgives federal student loans for borrowers who have worked at non-profit organizations or in public service after 120 payments, or 10 years. — Dave Smith, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025 The organization purchases medical debt for pennies on the dollar and then forgives it, focusing on individuals with high debt-to-income ratios. — Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgives

Verb

Trump pardons ex-Republican congressman.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 7 June 2026
President Kennedy pardons his predecessor, Nixon, for his involvement in the Watergate scandal.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026

Definition of pardons

Verb

So while the film, on one hand, ignores the political perspective of its victims — including Khalra — its wide-spanning rebuttal to government overreach becomes more palatable to mass audiences in the process.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 July 2026
By and large, the General Assembly mocks his policy proposals and ignores his leadership.

— Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026

Definition of ignores

Verb

So is the community’s playground that has a soft rubber surface and overlooks the lake.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
But that overlooks the far larger number of proposals that never reach financial close because critical complementary investments never materialize.

— Bright Simons, semafor.com, 13 July 2026

Definition of overlooks

Verb

This can only reliably be achieved through a disciplined approach to governance that enables organizations not only to think big about AI, but to operationalize it in a way that justifies their efforts and investments.

— Chris Dimitriadis, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
All that cash keeps many of FIFA’s member federations running, and Infantino justifies his nonprofit’s relentless commercial pursuits on the basis that the proceeds go toward growing the game globally.

— Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026

Definition of justifies

Verb

There are a lot of caveats that education reporter Martha Dalton explains neatly for us.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
All of that perhaps explains why Rodgers, who grew up in an evangelical Christian environment, may have rejected his family for a time.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026