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| Main Entry: | forgive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop blame and grant pardon |
| Synonyms: | absolve, acquit, amnesty, bear with, bury the hatchet*, clear, commute, condone, efface, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exonerate, extenuate, forget, let off*, overlook, palliate, pocket, purge, release, relent, remit, reprieve, respite, spring, accept apology, allow for, bear no malice, dismiss from mind, kiss and make up, laugh off, let bygones be bygones, let it go, let off easy, let pass, let up on, make allowance, think no more of, turn other cheek, wink at*, wipe slate clean |
| Antonyms: | accuse, blame, censure, charge, punish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | absolve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | free from responsibility, duty |
| Synonyms: | acquit, bleach, clear, discharge, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exonerate, forgive, free, launder*, let off*, liberate, loose, pardon, release, relieve, sanitize*, spare, spring*, vindicate, whitewash, write off*, blink at, go easy on, let off easy, let off the hook, let up on, lifeboat, set free, wink at*, wipe it off, wipe the slate clean |
| Notes: | one is absolved of blame or responsibility but is acquitted of a charge, usually a crime |
| Antonyms: | bind, blame, charge, condemn, convict, hold, impeach, incriminate, obligate, punish, sentence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | condone |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make allowance for |
| Synonyms: | buy*, disregard, excuse, forget, forgive, ignore, okay, overlook, pardon, pass over, remit, give green light, go along with, lap up, let it come, let it go by, let pass, look the other way, nod at, wink at* |
| Antonyms: | censure, condemn, forbid, prevent, not allow |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | excuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | forgive, absolve; justify |
| Synonyms: | acquit, alibi, appease, bear with, clear, condone, cover, defend, discharge, exculpate, exempt, exonerate, explain, extenuate, forgive, free, indulge, let off*, liberate, mitigate, overlook, pardon, pass over*, pretext, purge, rationalize, release, relieve, remit, reprieve, shrive, shrug off, spare, tolerate, vindicate, whitewash*, apologize for, dispense from, exempt from, give absolution, grant amnesty, let go, make allowances for, plead ignorance, take rap for, wink at* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | expiate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make amends for |
| Synonyms: | absolve, amend, appease, atone, atone for, compensate, correct, do penance, excuse, forgive, pay one's dues, rectify, redeem, redress, remedy, square things |
| Main Entry: | let off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make not subject to punishment or action |
| Synonyms: | abandon, absolve, discharge, dispense, drop, excuse, exempt, exonerate, forgive, pardon, release, relieve, remove, spare, let go, privilege from |
| Antonyms: | blame, incarcerate, punish |
| Main Entry: | melt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give in, yield |
| Synonyms: | disarm, forgive, mollify, relax, relent, soften, touch, become lenient, show mercy |
| Antonyms: | fight |
| Main Entry: | overlook |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make allowances for |
| Synonyms: | bear with*, condone, disregard, excuse, forgive, handle, ignore, stand for, stomach, take, whitewash*, blink at, go along with, grin and bear it, let bygones be bygones, let go, let pass, live with, look the other way, pay no mind, play past, put up with, roll with punches, swim with the tide, tune out, turn blind eye to, wink at*, wipe slate clean |
| Antonyms: | deny, prevent, refuse, veto |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pity |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | feel sorry for; spare |
| Synonyms: | ache*, be sorry for, be sympathetic, bleed for, comfort, commiserate, condole, console, feel for, feel with, forgive, give quarter, grant amnesty, grieve with, have compassion, have mercy on, identify with, lament with, pardon, put out of one's misery, relent, reprieve, show forgiveness, show sympathy, solace, soothe, sympathize, take pity on, understand, weep for |
| Antonyms: | disdain, scorn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | purge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rid of; clean out |
| Synonyms: | abolish, absolve, clarify, cleanse, clear, disabuse, dismiss, dispose of, do away with*, eject, eradicate, erase, excrete, exonerate, expel, expiate, expunge, exterminate, forgive, kill, liquidate, oust, pardon, prevent, purify, remove, unload, wash, wipe out, depurate, rout out, shake out, sweep out, wipe off map |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep, maintain |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | remit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stop, postpone |
| Synonyms: | abate, absolve, alleviate, amnesty, cancel, condone, decrease, defer, delay, desist, diminish, dwindle, excuse, exonerate, forbear, forgive, halt, hold up, mitigate, moderate, modify, modulate, pardon, put off, reduce, relax, release, repeal, reprieve, rescind, respite, shelve, sink, slack, slacken, soften, stay, suspend, wane, weaken, ease up, fall away, hold off, intermit, prorogue |
| Antonyms: | encourage, forge, forward |
| Main Entry: | reprieve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | relieve of blame, responsibility |
| Synonyms: | abate, absolve, allay, alleviate, amnesty, excuse, forgive, let off, mitigate, palliate, pardon, postpone, remit, respite, grant a stay, let go, let off the hook, let off this time, let up on |
| Antonyms: | accusation, blame |
| Main Entry: | bury the hatchet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | settle an argument |
| Synonyms: | forget, forgive, accept apology, bear no malice, end a quarrel, hold out the olive branch, kiss and make up, let bygones be bygones, make a peace offering, make peace, smoke the peace pipe, wipe slate clean |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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