Synonyms of pardons

pardons 1 of 2

noun

plural of pardon

as in amnesties

release from the guilt or penalty of an offense

the criminal is hoping for a presidential pardon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• amnesties
• immunities
• remissions
• absolutions
• paroles
• exemptions
• acquittals
• remittals
• commutations
• exonerations
• clemencies
• vindications
• indemnities
• mercies
• reprieves
• impunities
• leniencies
• exculpations
• condonations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• penalties
• punishments
• sentences
• convictions
• charges
• retributions
• fines
• assessments
• impositions
• condemnations
• chastisements
• castigations

pardons

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pardon

1

as in forgives

to cease to have feelings of anger or bitterness toward

he eventually pardoned his sister after she apologized

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forgives
• ignores
• releases
• acquits
• exonerates
• discharges
• absolves
• exculpates
• liberates
• remits
• vindicates
• excuses
• disregards
• passes over
• condones
• shrugs off
• shrives
• redeems
• clears
• unburdens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• resents
• hates
• despises
• dislikes
• abhors
• detests
• loathes
• punishes
• redresses
• avenges
• penalizes
• abominates
• revenges
• disciplines
• execrates
• retaliates
• requites

2

as in ignores

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

• forgives
• ignores
• overlooks
• justifies
• excuses
• explains
• discounts
• disregards
• remits
• whitewashes
• condones
• passes over
• papers over
• brushes (aside or off)
• shrugs off
• glosses (over)
• blinks (at)
• forgives and forgets
• winks (at)
• overpasses
• exonerates
• glozes (over)
• exculpates
• acquits
• rationalizes
• absolves
• closes one's eyes to
• waives
• vindicates
• waves (aside or off)
• clears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• notes
• minds
• marks
• objects (to)
• heeds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pardons

Noun

Trump commuted their prison sentences, but they were not covered by the president’s mass pardons. — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Trump commuted their prison sentences, but they were not covered by the president's mass pardons. — ABC News, 11 July 2026

Not to mention a conga line of billionaire tech, real-estate, and finance plutocrats paying feasance to a faux populist in exchange for contracts, pardons, and sundry favors. — Graydon Carter, Air Mail, 4 July 2026

Mo Strategies, which has registered an array of corporate clients, is now expanding into the newly lucrative world of pardons. — Gabe Kaminsky, CBS News, 24 June 2026

Roman emperors, sometimes urged on by the crowd, were known to grant pardons (to criminals) and freedom (to the enslaved) after an especially noteworthy performance. — Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026

Bankman-Fried’s clemency bid comes amid a wave of pardons that Trump has doled out to not only high-profile crypto figures—among them Binance founder Changpeng Zhao and Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht—but also other white-collar criminals. — Camila Grigera Naon, Fortune, 9 June 2026

The Potential Benefits of Conditional Pardons How, then, can the president’s ability to issue conditional pardons or commutations serve to mitigate the most notable downsides of this country’s growing pardon debacle? — Robert Radick, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

The Tribune has reviewed the names of people who have received pardons or commutations going back to the 1950s. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026

Verb

Trump pardons ex-Republican congressman. — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 7 June 2026

President Kennedy pardons his predecessor, Nixon, for his involvement in the Watergate scandal. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2026

Being the president and all, Richard pardons himself and Jenny. — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Feb. 2026

Trump pardons 5 former NFL stars for wide-ranging crimes. — FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026

These changes would ensure a more merciful society, one that pardons in the name not of a sovereign president, but of the people. — Bernadette Meyler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026

May 29 — In one of many conciliatory moves toward the hip-hop community, Trump pardons Young Boy NBA on a guns conviction. — Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Dec. 2025

Tennessee governor pardons country star Jelly Roll After years of struggle and transformation, country musician Jelly Roll was pardoned by Tennessee’s governor for his criminal past in the state. — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025

Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao. — Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025