Synonyms for pardonable
par·don·able

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1. pardonable

   Venial (Latin venia, pardon) signifies capable of being pardoned, and, in common use, capable of being readily pardoned, easily overlooked. Aside from its technical ecclesiastical use, venial is always understood as marking some fault comparatively slight or trivial. A venial offense is one readily overlooked; a pardonable offense requires more serious consideration, but on deliberation is found to be susceptible of pardon. Excusable is scarcely applied to offenses, but to matters open to doubt or criticism rather than direct censure; so used, it often falls little short of justifiable; as, I think, under those circumstances, his action was excusable. Protestants do not recognize the distinction between venial and mortal sins. Venial must not be confounded with the very different word VENAL. Compare VENAL.

   Synonyms:
   excusable, slight, trivial, venial

   Antonyms:
   inexcusable, inexpiable, mortal, unjustifiable, unpardonable

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1. pardonable

   Synonyms:
   venial, excusable

   Antonyms:
   inexcusable, unpardonable

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1. pardonableadjective

   admitting of being pardoned

   Antonyms:
   unpardonable, unforgivable, inexpiable, deadly, inexcusable, mortal(a)

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1. pardonableadjective

   Synonyms:
   excusable, venial, that may be pardoned

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1. pardonableadjective

   Synonyms:
   venial, excusable

   Antonyms:
   unpardonable, inexcusable

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1. Sophocles, Creusa:

   Truly, to tell lies is not honorable;but when the truth entails tremendous ruin,To speak dishonorably is pardonable.

2. Sophocles:

   Truly, to tell lies is not honorable but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, To speak dishonorably is pardonable.

3. François Duc de La Rochefoucauld:

   Most of our faults are more pardonable than the means we use to conceal them.