Definition for Forgiveness:

• compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive

Synonyms for Forgiveness:

• n.

  •
  • generosity,
  • consideration,
  • hospitality,
  • liberality,
  • warmth,
  • charity,
  • solicitude,
  • altruism,
  • support.
  •
  • excuse.
  •absolution (noun)
  • dispensation,
  • quittance,
  • justification,
  • indulgence,
  • extenuation.
  •acquittal (noun)
  • discharge,
  • absolution,
  • clearance,
  • acquittal,
  • defrayal,
  • liberation,
  • freedom,
  • dismissal,
  • vindication,
  • exoneration,
  • exculpation.
  •condonation (noun)
  • condonances.
  •feeling (noun)
  • forgiveness.
  •forgiveness (noun)
  • clemency,
  • reprieve,
  • pardon.
  •pardon; end of blame (noun)
  • indemnity,
  • compassion,
  • immunity,
  • grace,
  • impunity,
  • quarter,
  • purgation,
  • lenience,
  • remittal,
  • palliation,
  • overlooking.
  •penance (noun)
  • re-morses,
  • self flagellation,
  • self flagellations,
  • expiations,
  • sackcloth and ash,
  • sackcloth ash,
  • selfflagellations,
  • self-flagellations,
  • re morse,
  • sackcloth ashes,
  • re-morse,
  • re morses,
  • selfflagellation.
  •purification (noun)
  • re generations,
  • re-generations,
  • bathings,
  • disinfections,
  • ex-purgations,
  • ex-purgation,
  • re-births,
  • dis-infection,
  • lavings,
  • re generation,
  • re births,
  • re birth,
  • dis-infections,
  • ex purgations,
  • sanctifications,
  • re-birth,
  • ex purgation,
  • dis infections,
  • purifyings,
  • re-generation,
  • dis infection.
  •respite (noun)
  • inter missions,
  • interregna,
  • re-laxation,
  • re spite,
  • de-ferment,
  • de-lays,
  • pro-traction,
  • re-spite,
  • de ferment,
  • pro tractions,
  • re-laxations,
  • re cesses,
  • de lay,
  • de ferments,
  • re-spites,
  • re spites,
  • re laxations,
  • de lays,
  • pro-tractions,
  • re laxation,
  • pro traction,
  • de-lay,
  • de-ferments,
  • re-cess.
  •vindication (noun)
  • apology,
  • refutation,
  • mitigation.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • counterattack,
  • vindictiveness,
  • vengefulness,
  • mercifulness,
  • counterblow.
  •
  • pardonable,
  • avenge,
  • forgive,
  • retaliation,
  • indefensible,
  • tit for tat,
  • forgivable,
  • vindictive,
  • condone,
  • unjustifiable,
  • retaliate,
  • inexcusable,
  • requital,
  • vengeful,
  • unforgivable,
  • unpardonable,
  • venial,
  • reprisal,
  • counter,
  • tenable,
  • reciprocation,
  • excusable,
  • spitefulness,
  • justifiable,
  • revengeful,
  • wreak.
  •
  • remit,
  • redress,
  • repay,
  • retort,
  • spiteful,
  • defensible,
  • salvation,
  • counteraction,
  • spite.
  •
  • reciprocate.
  •
  • requite.
  •
  • vindicate.
  •
  • pay,
  • HIT.
  •
  • strike.
  •
  • fix.

Paraphrases for Forgiveness:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    mercy.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    discounts, leavers, drawbacks, sorry.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    exemption, Remitting, deregistration.
  • Interjection
    sire.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    sorry.
  • Proper noun, singular
    pardons, remission, remissions.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    write-off, relief, indulgence, exoneration, clemency, apology, leniency, redemption, tolerance, forgive, salvation, forbearance, amnesty, erasure, apologise, remission, sorry.
  • Adverb
    forgive, sorry.
  • Interjection
    sorry.

Antonyms for Forgiveness:

• n.

  • pardon; end of blame
    meanness, accusation, blame, censure, punishment, mercilessness.
  • Other antonyms:
    chastening, cruelty, fine, Implacability, justice, conviction, charge, rigor, vengeance, harshness, severity, sentence, hardness, sternness, imposition, revenge, condemnation, assessment.

Forgiveness Sentence Examples:

• Perhaps they will ask your forgiveness; and what has brought you here?

• We listen to the good news about peace and forgiveness, but are we willing to make Jesus King in our hearts?

Hyponym for Forgiveness:

• n.

  • feeling
    mercifulness, mercy.