Synonyms of pardoned

pardoned

verb

past tense of pardon

1

as in forgave

to cease to have feelings of anger or bitterness toward

he eventually pardoned his sister after she apologized

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forgave
• ignored
• acquitted
• released
• exonerated
• absolved
• liberated
• discharged
• vindicated
• remitted
• exculpated
• excused
• condoned
• disregarded
• passed over
• cleared
• redeemed
• shrived
• shrugged off
• unburdened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resented
• hated
• despised
• detested
• punished
• disliked
• abhorred
• loathed
• revenged
• retaliated
• avenged
• redressed
• penalized
• disciplined
• execrated
• abominated
• requited

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignored
• overlooked
• justified
• explained
• excused
• forgave
• disregarded
• condoned
• remitted
• blinked (at)
• discounted
• passed over
• whitewashed
• winked (at)
• papered over
• brushed (aside or off)
• glossed (over)
• forgave and forgot
• shrugged off
• exonerated
• acquitted
• overpassed
• absolved
• rationalized
• exculpated
• glozed (over)
• vindicated
• closed one's eyes to
• waived
• cleared
• waved (aside or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• noted
• marked
• objected (to)
• heeded
• minded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pardoned

Trump has pardoned or given commutations to at least 44 recipients within a year of their sentences who together account for over $270 million in financial obligations. — Caren Morrison, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardoned a soldier who shot and killed an incapacitated Palestinian attacker in the occupied West Bank in 2016, despite opposition from the military’s chief of staff. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

After the verdict, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for Azaria to be pardoned. — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

President Jimmy Carter pardoned draft dodgers after the Vietnam War, and President Bill Clinton pardoned fugitive financier and donor Marc Rich. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

In late 2017, with the help of a tireless pro bono lawyer who worked his case for years, Fred was fully and unconditionally pardoned by the state of Nevada. — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2026

The news was shared this week by Alice Marie Johnson, who was pardoned by Trump in 2020 after being sentenced to life in prison on a nonviolent drug charge in 1996. — Emily Trainham, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

When Panamanian President Mireya Moscoso pardoned Posada and released him from prison in August 2004, Gonzalez flew him to Honduras, on a plane chartered by Alvarez. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

Rodney Taylor, a double amputee and Atlanta father of seven, was detained in Stewart Detention Center for 15 months in connection with a decades-old burglary charge that was later pardoned, advocates said. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026