REDEMPTION Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

redemption

noun

Definition of redemption

as in forgiveness

freedom from guilt or blame for having done something wrong Redemption for your actions will only come after a lot of apologizing.

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as in salvation

the act of releasing (someone) from servitude to another The redemption of slaves was a major issue in the Civil War.

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Recent Examples of redemption Hotel and airline loyalty programs regularly change redemption rules and increase reward prices. — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 Each one — relief, redemption, emotion — matters to Brooks’ story, to Brooks’ Friday night. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026 Evan Bayh won a measure of family political redemption in 1986 when Indiana voters chose him as secretary of state. — Tom Lobianco, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026 Newcomer Gabriel Luna as former SEAL team member Freddy Strain offers Reece a path to violent redemption. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for redemption

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Noun

The downsides of private student loans include higher interest rates and fees, fewer opportunities for loan forgiveness and more rigid repayment terms than federal loans.

— Amy DeYoung, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Getty Images Student loan borrower advocacy groups are raising alarms over the Education Department’s recent rollback of student loan forgiveness credit, warning that the efforts could trap borrowers in debt for additional months or years.

— Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of forgiveness

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The year 1933, Arendt contended, marked the close of the age of bourgeois emancipation and Jewish liberation, which brought an end to a feeling of security in the West and signaled that the new sense of security in the East was a pipe dream.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
The draft class imports and the emancipation of legends are a battle for another year.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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