Synonyms for forgiveness
fərˈgɪv nɪsfor·give·ness

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1. forgivenessnoun

   The action of forgiving.

   Synonyms:
   remission

2. forgivenessnoun

   Readiness to forgive.

   Synonyms:
   mercy

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. forgiveness

   Mercy is the exercise of less severity than one deserves, or in a more extended sense, the granting of kindness or favor beyond what one may rightly claim. Grace is favor, kindness, or blessing shown to the undeserving; forgiveness, mercy, and pardon are exercised toward the ill-deserving. Pardon remits the outward penalty which the offender deserves; forgiveness dismisses resentment or displeasure from the heart of the one offended; mercy seeks the highest possible good of the offender. There may be mercy without pardon, as in the mitigation of sentence, or in all possible alleviation of necessary severity; there may be cases where pardon would not be mercy, since it would encourage to repetition of the offense, from which timely punishment might have saved. Mercy is also used in the wider sense of refraining from harshness or cruelty toward those who are in one's power without fault of their own; as, they besought the robber to have mercy. Clemency is a colder word than mercy, and without its religious associations, signifying mildness and moderation in the use of power where severity would have legal or military, rather than moral sanction; it often denotes a habitual mildness of disposition on the part of the powerful, and is matter rather of good nature or policy than of principle. Leniency or lenity denotes an easy-going avoidance of severity; these words are more general and less magisterial than clemency; we should speak of the leniency of a parent, the clemency of a conqueror. Compare PITY.

   Synonyms:
   benevolence, benignity, blessing, clemency, compassion, favor, forbearance, gentleness, grace, kindness, lenience, leniency, lenity, mercy, mildness, pardon, pardon, pity, tenderness

   Antonyms:
   cruelty, hardness, harshness, implacability, justice, penalty, punishment, revenge, rigor, severity, sternness, vengeance

   Preposition:
   The mercy of God to or toward sinners; have mercy on or upon one.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.4 / 7 votes

1. forgivenessnoun

   compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive

   Synonyms:
   pardon

2. forgiveness, pardonnoun

   the act of excusing a mistake or offense

   Synonyms:
   free pardon, amnesty, pardon

Matched Categories

1. • Kindness
   • Mercy

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1. clemancy

   Submitted by anonymous on January 3, 2021  

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1. forgivenessnoun

   Synonyms:
   PARDON, absolution, remission, acquittal

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1. forgivenessnoun

   Synonyms:
   pardon, remission, absolution, condonation, acquittal, indulgence

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1. List of paraphrases for "forgiveness":

   pardon, cancellation, sorry, forgive, remission, write-off, exoneration, clemency, relief

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How to use forgiveness in a sentence?

1. unknown:

   Forgiveness does not mean excusing.

2. Michael Bennet:

   While immediate relief to families is important, one-time debt cancellation does not solve the underlying problem, so I'm pleased to see reforms to income-driven repayment plans and the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

3. The Pope:

   I ask forgiveness, in particular, for the ways in which many members of the Church and of religious communities cooperated, not least through their indifference, in projects of cultural destruction and forced assimilation promoted by the governments of that time, which culminated in the system of residential schools.

4. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Happiness is a perception of the mind that comes from forgiveness and love.

5. Anthony Collins:

   They have reassurance and forgiveness of things which go wrong.