REMISSIBLE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

remissible

adjective

ri-ˈmi-sə-bəl

Definition of remissible

as in justifiable

worthy of forgiveness only guilty of remissible sins

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Adjective

The most justifiable criticism against the DC detective series is that its mysteries play out wordily, without letting the audience in on how its space cops come to major conclusions.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Appalled by the failure to answer many questions, Democrats responded with what was often, though not always, justifiable outrage.

— David Wippman, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of justifiable

Adjective

Losing instate five-stars to Florida (Royal), Alabama (quarterback Elijah Haven), and Notre Dame (o-lineman Albert Simien) is painful but excusable.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The assertion that an assault is excusable—or simply did not happen—because a perpetrator failed to recognize his victim strips women of their fundamental humanity.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of excusable

Adjective

In so doing, Herzog is nodding to the past, but also signaling to soldiers on the ground today that killing a Palestinian is forgivable.

— Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026
During 2020 and 2021, federal funding was flowing intononprofits through the PPP forgivable loans and other programs.

— Phil Buchanan, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of forgivable

Adjective

But in this instance, the breach is entirely pardonable, because these two men, Jun and Arthur, have just gotten married.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
All this is to say that any excesses of enthusiasm for Friday (and Thursday) might seem pardonable, although each day reached the thermal pinnacle of the 80s.

— Martin Weil, Washington Post, 19 July 2024

Definition of pardonable

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