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 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 Perhaps the most high-profile person convicted under the law was Hunter Biden, former President Joe Biden's son, though he was pardoned by his father in December 2024. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 18 June 2026 The case also drew interest because Hunter Biden was convicted under the same law and subsequently pardoned by his father, President Joe Biden. — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2026 Jelly Roll also got his old drug and robbery convictions pardoned in Tennessee, and lost several hundred pounds. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2026 Carter pardoned Vietnam draft dodgers, signed the Camp David Accords, 1gave away the Panama Canal for $1, and created the Department of Energy and the Department of Education. — New York Times, 11 June 2026

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For decades, the Supreme Court had all but ignored the 2nd Amendment, viewing it as a somewhat outdated provision involving militias, akin to the 3rd Amendment.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
As the message was written in Portuguese, Lopes initially ignored it before Aguas followed up again a few months later, this time in English.

— Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of ignored

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Yanez was charged with second-degree manslaughter but was acquitted by a jury in 2017.

— Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026
After he was accused of murdering Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman (charges of which he was acquitted), Tana told him not to come back to the restaurant.

— Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 July 2026

Definition of acquitted

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Recently released pictures show his coffin next arriving in Karbala, surrounded by masses of people.

— Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
Last 'Cheetah Girls' movie released in 2008 The original film trilogy, based on Deborah Gregory's book series of the same name, is one of Disney Channel's most iconic original movie franchises.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 9 July 2026

Definition of released

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Powar explained that these systems are increasingly capable of working independently for extended periods, testing hypotheses, solving problems, and adapting their approach without constant human input.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
George Tzikas, a Sacramento County Regional Parks ranger, explained that the river’s currents can change, and that its underwater topography is often a contributing factor in many rescues.

— Reeti Malhotra July 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of explained

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Investigations by the state showed that none of the allegations were true; we were completely exonerated.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
The reputations of our decent and hard-working journalists were terribly impugned, and today they have been exonerated.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026

Definition of exonerated

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Feeling overwhelmed, Martinez excused herself to the bathroom to collect her thoughts.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Even if the Los Angeles Sparks are excused, since not all of the players received their ballots in time, that’s still 50 percent participation across the other 14 teams.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 7 July 2026

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