Antonyms for forgive
fərˈgɪvfor·give

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1. forgive

   To absolve, in the strict sense, is to set free from any bond. One may be absolved from a promise by a breach of faith on the part of one to whom the promise was made. To absolve from sins is formally to remit their condemnation and penalty, regarded as a bond upon the soul. "Almighty God ... pardoneth and absolveth all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel." Book of Common Prayer, Declar. of Absol. To acquit of sin or crime is to free from the accusation of it, pronouncing one guiltless; the innocent are rightfully acquitted; the guilty may be mercifully absolved. Compare PARDON.

   Antonyms:
   accuse, bind, charge, compel, condemn, convict, impeach, inculpate, obligate, oblige

   Synonyms:
   absolve, acquit, clear, discharge, exculpate, exempt, exonerate, free, liberate, pardon, pardon, release, set free

   Preposition:
   One is absolved from (rarely of) a promise, a sin, etc.

Matched Categories

1. • Exempt
   • Grant

Princeton's WordNet

1. forgiveverb

   stop blaming or grant forgiveness

   "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"

2. forgiveverb

   absolve from payment

   "I forgive you your debt"

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1. forgiveverb

   Synonyms:
   pardon, excuse, absolve, condone, exculpate, connive, acquit

How to use forgive in a sentence?

1. Sepp Blatter:

   I forgive everyone but I'll not forget.

2. Baron de la Brede et de Montesquieu:

   The incomparable stupidity of life teaches us to love our parents divine philosophy teaches us to forgive them.

3. Berton Averre:

   To err is dysfunctional, to forgive co-dependent.

4. Middleton Brown:

   She taught me that we are the family that love built, we have no room for hating, so we have to forgive.

5. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Forgive to be free, let go to grow like a tree.

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