PARDONED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

pardoned

verb

past tense of pardon

as in forgave

to cease to have feelings of anger or bitterness toward he eventually pardoned his sister after she apologized

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as in ignored

to dismiss as of little importance I'm willing to pardon a little sloppiness of dress in such a kind and loving person

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Recent Examples of pardoned After Nixon resigned in disgrace, President Ford pardoned him, blocking any chance of prosecution. — Elizabeth Holtzman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026 His father Charles was pardoned by Trump in 2020 over a 2005 conviction on federal tax evasion charges. — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 The candidates have been clashing over the personal history of DeBarros, who served 19 years in prison for a shooting in Waterbury at the age of 18 in 1996 before he was later pardoned by the state’s board of pardons and paroles. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026 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 Trump has pardoned virtually all Capitol rioters and frequently expresses sympathy for them. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 31 July 2026 Hawley argued that Fauci lost his right to invoke the Fifth Amendment when he was pardoned by former President Joe Biden. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026 Before leaving office in 2025, former President Joe Biden had pardoned Fauci for any of his actions dating to 2014. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 July 2026

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And while in some cases online classes can’t be ignored, the preference is that players attend in the classroom.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
The Republican Party has ignored the national debt every time Republican presidents have signed bills that have cut taxes on the wealthy.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignored

Verb

Google is a company that really does take your security seriously, and the work that goes on behind the scenes to make its ecosystem a safer place for all is often overlooked.

— Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
The ceremony space overlooked the vineyards and featured an aisle covered in white flower petals leading to a rectangular structure filled with even more white flowers.

— Alexandra Macon, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of overlooked

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In 2023 he was acquitted of domestic abuse charges in a case that had laid bare his private life.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Earlier in June, a jury acquitted Gene Evin Atkins, 36, of first-degree murder and deadlocked 10-2 on the second-degree murder charge.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of acquitted

Verb

For example, a model that looked differentiated six months ago becomes a commodity, or a feature that justified a custom build suddenly has multiple vendor alternatives.

— Abhishek Bahl, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
He's viewed by many as a vigilante whose actions against an unfair health care system were justified.

— Brian Mann, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of justified

Verb

In an interview last year, Anthony Ciancio explained how the film was a labor of love, taking years to make.

— Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
McDowell explained that, as the rocket stage was left relatively close to the moon, it got repeatedly influenced by lunar gravity, eventually spiralling into its surface.

— Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of explained

Verb

Yet Messi himself had been silent until now, after flying to his hometown Rosario in Argentina to attend Jorge’s funeral after he was excused by his current club Inter Miami.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
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

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