FORGIVENESS Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

forgiveness

noun

fər-ˈgiv-nəs

Definition of forgiveness next

as in amnesty

release from the guilt or penalty of an offense they asked her forgiveness for failing to invite her to the party

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Recent Examples of forgiveness Loan forgiveness can come in 20 years under IBR, compared with the 30-year timeline on RAP. —

Kamaron McNair,annie Nova, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026 Luplow, 36, is one of four winners of the inaugural FECK Awards, a national program created by Chaz Ebert to recognize people who show exemplary forgiveness, empathy, compassion and kindness, or FECK. —

Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 Whether it's achieved through settlement, hardship or bankruptcy, debt forgiveness leaves a mark on your credit profile and, in some cases, your tax bill. —

Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026 The classic follows Prospero, an exiled duke who conjures a storm to exact revenge on those who wronged him, only to confront the possibility of forgiveness — while his daughter Miranda discovers love for the first time. —

Alex Ritman, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forgiveness

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The Iranians negotiating with the United States — who would be part of making that deal — have been offered limited amnesty, Yingst said Trump told him.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
Both Faye and Sonko were still in prison, however, and were not released until little more than a week before the March 24 election under the terms of an amnesty act.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026