PARDONED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

pardoned

verb

past tense of pardon

as in forgave

to cease to have feelings of anger or bitterness toward he eventually pardoned his sister after she apologized

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as in ignored

to dismiss as of little importance I'm willing to pardon a little sloppiness of dress in such a kind and loving person

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Recent Examples of pardoned He was later captured in New York City, tried and sentenced to life in prison for the crime, only to be pardoned in 1928. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026 Trump later pardoned or commuted the sentences of virtually all defendants involved in the riot. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 July 2026 Trump pardoned Cuellar and his wife in December after the couple was indicted on corruption charges under former President Joe Biden’s Justice Department. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026 Todd to the Federal Prison Camp Pensacola and Julie to the Federal Correctional Institution and Federal Prison Camp Marianna — and had not seen each other in over two years when they were pardoned. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026 The last woman to be executed in Britain, for gunning down her abusive lover outside a London pub more than 70 years ago, will be conditionally pardoned, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said Wednesday. — ABC News, 8 July 2026 The White House did not immediately respond to USA TODAY seeking names of those pardoned. — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 3 July 2026 Trump pardoned several crypto heavyweights, including Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, three BitMEX founders, and Binance founder Changpeng Zhao. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 July 2026 The case, however, did not affect Biden, who was pardoned by his father. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 25 June 2026

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The remarks struck a nerve in a country grappling with persistently high youth unemployment and quickly became a rallying cry for a generation that says it feels ignored by those in power.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
There's another trendline as well — patients who delay coming in until their symptoms are so severe they can't be ignored.

— Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 25 July 2026

Definition of ignored

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The album that followed a couple of years later has become such an enormous phenomenon, one that somehow grows more beloved with each passing decade, that the impact of 1975’s Fleetwood Mac has been somewhat overlooked.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026
The book advocates for rigorously assessing the spatial needs of all modes, including pedestrians, who are frequently overlooked.

— Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of overlooked

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Any person in Nathan’s position would be justified in feeling angry, but the fact that the person in question is Nathan — famously an explosive grudge-holder — only makes matters worse.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026
But Simon has been a calm presence with the ball at his feet this summer, and justified his selection through his sense of anticipation alone, completing more defensive actions outside his penalty area than any other goalkeeper this tournament.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of justified

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The board investigated 69 allegations in the complaints, finding that 13 were sustained, 14 were unsustained, 34 were unfounded, seven were exonerated and one where no finding was issued, according to the report.

— Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
David, who was also shot, survives the gun fight and is fully exonerated.

— Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of exonerated

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Everyone was happy to see Tim Ream excused his yellow card and Miguel Almiron cautioned for diving, including me.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
His and his attorney were only in court for a couple of minutes before Superior Court Judge Alford Dempsey excused them both.

— Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 21 July 2026

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