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Synonyms for forgiving
fərˈgɪv ɪŋfor·giv·ing
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
forgiving
Human denotes what pertains to mankind, with no suggestion as to its being good or evil; as, the human race; human qualities; we speak of human achievements, virtues, or excellences, human follies, vices, or crimes. Humane denotes what may rightly be expected of mankind at its best in the treatment of sentient beings; a humane enterprise or endeavor is one that is intended to prevent or relieve suffering. The humane man will not needlessly inflict pain upon the meanest thing that lives; a merciful man is disposed to withhold or mitigate the suffering even of the guilty. The compassionate man sympathizes with and desires to relieve actual suffering, while one who is humane would forestall and prevent the suffering which he sees to be possible. Compare MERCY; PITIFUL; PITY.
See synonyms for BARBAROUS.
Synonyms:
benevolent, benignant, charitable, clement, compassionate, gentle, gracious, human, humane, kind, kind-hearted, merciful, pitying, sympathetic, tender, tender-hearted
Princeton's WordNet
forgivingadjective
inclined or able to forgive and show mercy
"a kindly forgiving nature"; "a forgiving embrace to the naughty child"
Synonyms:
absolvitory, exonerativeAntonyms:
vindictive, inculpative, vengeful, unforgiving, inculpatory, revengefulabsolvitory, exonerative, forgivingadjective
providing absolution
Synonyms:
absolvitory, exonerativeAntonyms:
revengeful, inculpative, vindictive, vengeful, inculpatory, unforgiving
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
forgivingadjective
Synonyms:
compassionate, indulgent, placable, remissiveAntonyms:
unforgiving, implacable
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#481 | human | |
#1139 | kind | |
#6740 | tender | |
#8075 | gentle | |
#8928 | charitable | |
#15979 | humane | |
#16820 | tolerant | |
#16921 | sympathetic | |
#17957 | clement | |
#18987 | compassionate | |
#20167 | gracious | |
#28923 | benevolent | |
#31395 | forgiving | |
#31594 | merciful | |
#41963 | indulgent | |
#54137 | lenient | |
#93618 | pitying | |
#272060 | ghafoor | |
#297352 | benignant |
How to use forgiving in a sentence?
Be thou generous, and gentle, and forgiving; as God hath scattered upon thee, scatter thou upon others.
This is an extremely forgiving recipe that can easily be made in many different ways. Whether you want to microwave [below], cook it on the stove, or let it cook in the crockpot, we’ve got you covered.
Instead of forgiving student loans for six-figure earners, we should be working to level the playing field for all Americans.
I know my husband would never want me to be upset with them or hold that on my heart, he was a very forgiving person.
Of course God's forgiving and kind. It takes a supernatural being to be capable of such a thing.
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