FORGIVEN Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

forgiven

verb

past participle of forgive

as in pardoned

to cease to have feelings of anger or bitterness toward it is not easy to forgive those who have hurt us

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as in ignored

to dismiss as of little importance he has so many good qualities that I guess we can forgive a slight penchant for exaggeration

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Recent Examples of forgiven Fans are no doubt excited to return to the optimistic, big-hearted world of Ted Lasso, but they would also be forgiven for forgetting some details about where the story left off. — Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026 Any tourists driving the remote coasts of Wester Ross in the northwest Scottish Highlands would be forgiven for overlooking Gruinard Island. — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026 View gallery - 7 images You could be forgiven for thinking that this extraordinary design was dreamed up for the set of some kind of sci-fi movie. — New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026 One might even be forgiven for imagining that is the point of the administration’s bullying oversteps. — Ivan Oransky, STAT, 31 July 2026 Depending on the amount of debt forgiven, there could also be tax consequences. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Last August, most violations could be forgiven, but a swarm of over 100 flies shut things down for a couple of days. — David J. Neal july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 With the Great Wealth Transfer scheduled to get underway in the next few decades, younger generations could be forgiven for thinking a windfall might be coming their way. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 July 2026 But Stevens may never be forgiven for his Game 6 hit on Paul Kariya in the 2003 Cup Final. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgiven

Verb

On his first day in office, the president pardoned nearly every defendant charged in connection with the Capitol riot, which Judge Mehta described as an assault on the peaceful transfer of power.

— Carrie Johnson, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026
Paul argued Fauci using the Fifth Amendment was unsupported because former President Joe Biden, whom Fauci advised during the pandemic, pardoned him.

— Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of pardoned

Verb

Her attorney advised against it, but Belle ignored the advice, allowed the change and signed.

— Margery A. Greenberg, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
The crowds ignored the best efforts of the protest leaders to act as disciplinary conductors and reveled in their own playful spontaneity, their slogans and posters heaping colorful profanities on the prime minister.

— Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignored

Verb

Patrick, who is divorced from Lindsay Clancy and has since remarried, was on the stand to start the day but was excused after emotional direct questioning about the day his children were killed.

— Matt Schooley, CBS News, 29 July 2026
His club and country teammate Rodrigo De Paul has also been excused for the same reason.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026

Definition of excused

Verb

The logic, as Naga Chaitanya explained, was not about short-term returns.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Because the hive-minded beings communicate telepathically, re-recording mixer Larry Benjamin explained that the world often becomes unnaturally quiet, forcing the sound team to rethink where tension and comedy originate.

— Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of explained

Verb

The org chart flattens because the coordination overhead that justified middle layers, translating between product, builders, and reviewers, is increasingly absorbed by AI tools.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The administration has justified its ventures into business ownership as necessary for national security and to compete in critical domains, such as artificial intelligence.

— Joseph Lawler, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of justified

Verb

However, what's been largely overlooked is the scale of the partially eclipsed sunset across Europe and northwest Africa.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The Critics Choice Association announced winners for its sixth annual Super Awards, honoring genre content often overlooked by mainstream shows.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026