FORGIVING Synonyms: 176 Similar and Opposite Words

forgiving 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of forgiving

as in caring

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as in charitable

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forgiving

2 of 2

verb

present participle of forgive

as in pardoning

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 ignoring

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 forgiving

Adjective

The Ravens, at least now, are pretty healthy and have a forgiving schedule to start the season. — The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 More than a third of them are in Texas, where ample oil and gas resources and a historically forgiving regulatory environment had developers rushing to erect data centers as fast as they can be built and powered. — Matt Day, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026

Verb

Hydrogen systems are not forgiving when oxygen is present in the wrong place. — Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 So when a series of health problems, including a severe case of sepsis, nearly killed him earlier this year, the discourse wasn’t forgiving. — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forgiving

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgiving

Adjective

Her pain becomes something to be shared with a caring audience, rather than privately medicated into oblivion.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
There was Peyton Stewart, who was so caring that Thompson affectionately called her Mom.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of caring

Adjective

To honor that, his family has spent the past 25 years helping people like Ray did, by establishing scholarship funds and through charitable endeavors, including an annual 5K Father’s Day run in his honor.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
The store’s profits will benefit charitable causes in areas such as Homer Glen, Lemont, Lockport and Orland Park and support new nonprofit organizations looking to get a start.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of charitable

Verb

The million-dollar question concerned the Thanksgiving tradition of the president pardoning two turkeys.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
President Bill Clinton came under fire for pardoning former hedge-fund manager Marc Rich, and President Joe Biden was roundly criticized for pardoning his son, Hunter, as well as preemptively pardoning other family members.

— Ryan Lucas, NPR, 13 May 2026

Definition of pardoning

Verb

The 86-year-old woman accused the UFW Foundation and the César Chávez Foundation of enabling Chávez’s attacks, ignoring complaints, and covering up evidence of the incidents.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Sofia, after 17 years, looks at this as a dead end in their relationship, another example of completely ignoring her needs, and maybe her unspoken desire to move back to their native Spain.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of ignoring

Adjective

The program, also known as compassionate use, is a regulatory pathway that helps dying patients get unproven drugs outside of a clinical trial.

— Gerry Smith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
While everyone else seemed to be compassionate and understanding, David sometimes was not.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of compassionate

Adjective

The scattered pieces of the former storm will likely drift over the Caribbean and soak Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Hispaniola with a few inches of rain, some of which will reach Florida.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
The right words can turn scattered details into a workable plan.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of scattered

Verb

The store, with its eye-catching cat sculpture overlooking the entrance, is hard to miss on a bustling stretch of Magnolia Avenue in Burbank.

— Yvonne Villaseñor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
As with the entry foyer, multiple large windows effectively create a wall of glass overlooking the view, while sliding glass doors provide easy access to a rear deck that spans the rear of the home.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of overlooking

Adjective

Flight attendant had the heart of a child Alicia Nicole Titus, 28, whose parents live in Dexter, was a positive, peace-loving, let's-make-the-world-a-better-place kind of person.

— Sheryl Lee, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Customers would make the trip to the store just to see Gunner with his warm and loving nature.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026