REMISSION Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

remission

noun

ri-ˈmi-shən

Definition of remission

as in forgiveness

release from the guilt or penalty of an offense the remission of sins

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Recent Examples of remission How could a diagnosis of a condition with no remission that demands a lifetime of constant oversight become a fierce weapon for victory? — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 24 June 2026 Kim Adamski’s husband, takes a biologic TNF inhibitor, a specialty medicine keeping him in remission from Crohn’s. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2026 Caitlin, 24, went into remission twice after chemotherapy and a transplant after her first cancer diagnosis in April 2025. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026 After Nelson received treatment for the disease, his sarcoidosis went into remission for 20 years. — Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for remission

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Faith calls for forgiveness, but protecting children demands accountability in Pawleys Island.

— Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 24 July 2026
Struggling with blame and forgiveness, the unlikely trio takes a trip to Tenerife for a family holiday that never happens.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 July 2026

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The conservative backlash to Lindell’s proposal mirrors the response earlier this year to the bipartisan Dignidad Act, a federal immigration bill that stalled in Congress after Republicans and conservative activists blasted it as amnesty.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 24 July 2026
And, though Rodríguez passed a law offering amnesty to dissidents, the language seems designed to exclude Machado and her allies.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

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