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forgiving

verb , present participle of forgive

Synonyms and Antonyms of forgiving

1 to cease to have feelings of anger or bitterness toward

it is not easy to forgive those who have hurt us

Synonyms of forgiving

Words Related to forgiving

absolving, acquitting, clearing, exculpating, exonerating, vindicating

remitting, shriving

condoning, disregarding, excusing, ignoring, passing over, shrugging off

discharging, liberating, redeeming, releasing, unburdening

Near Antonyms of forgiving

abhorring, abominating, despising, detesting, disliking, execrating, hating, loathing

avenging, redressing, requiting, retaliating, revenging

disciplining, penalizing, punishing

Antonyms of forgiving

2 to dismiss as of little importance

he has so many good qualities that I guess we can forgive a slight penchant for exaggeration

Synonyms of forgiving

blinking (at), brushing (aside or off), condoning, discounting, disregarding, excusing, glossing (over), glozing (over), ignoring, overlooking, overpassing, papering over, pardoning, passing over, remitting, shrugging off, whitewashing, winking (at)

Words Related to forgiving

explaining, justifying, rationalizing

absolving, acquitting, clearing, exculpating, exonerating, vindicating

waiving, waving (aside or off)

Phrases Synonymous with forgiving

closing one's eyes to, forgiving and forgetting

Near Antonyms of forgiving

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

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