| Main Entry: | pardon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | forgiveness |
Synonyms: |
absolution, acquittal, allowance, amnesty, anchor, clemency, commute, conciliation, condonation, discharge, exculpation, excuse, exoneration, forbearance, freeing, grace, indemnification, indemnity, indulgence, justification, kindness, lifeboat, lifesaver, mercy, release, remission, reprieve, vindication |
| Notes: | a pardon is the act of excusing a mistake or offense; an excuse is an explanation offered to justify or obtain forgiveness |
Antonyms: |
chastisement, condemnation, damning, ostracization, penalty, punishment |
| Main Entry: | pardon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | forgive |
Synonyms: |
absolve, accept, acquit, amnesty, blink at, bury the hatchet, clear, condone, discharge, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, free, give absolution, grant amnesty, justify, let off easy, let off, liberate, lifeboat, overlook, release, remit, reprieve, rescue, spring*, suspend charges, tolerate, wink at, wipe slate clean, write off |
Antonyms: |
chastise, condemn, damn, ostracize, penalize, punish |
| Main Entry: | absolution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | forgiveness |
Synonyms: |
acquittal, amnesty, compurgation, exculpation, forgiveness, mercy, pardon, release |
| Main Entry: | absolve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | free from responsibility, duty |
Synonyms: |
acquit, bleach, blink at, clear, discharge, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exonerate, forgive, free, go easy on, launder, let off easy, let off the hook, let off, let up on, liberate, lifeboat, loose, pardon, release, relieve, sanitize, set free, spare, spring*, vindicate, whitewash, wink at, wipe it off, wipe the slate clean, write off |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | acquittal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | declaration removing blame |
Synonyms: |
absolution, acquitting, amnesty, clearance, deliverance, discharge, discharging, dismissal, dismissing, exculpation, exemption, exoneration, freeing, letting off, liberation, pardon, release, releasing, relief from, reprieve, vindication |
Antonyms: |
blame, censure, conviction, denunciation, doom, sentence |
| Main Entry: | condone |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make allowance for |
Synonyms: |
buy*, disregard, excuse, forget, forgive, give green light, go along with, ignore, lap up, let it come, let it go by, let pass, look the other way, nod at, okay, overlook, pardon, pass over, remit, wink at |
Antonyms: |
censure, condemn, forbid, not allow, prevent |
| Main Entry: | delivery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | giving of freedom |
Synonyms: |
deliverance, emancipation, escape, freeing, liberation, pardon, release, rescue, salvage, salvation |
Antonyms: |
capture, confinement, imprisonment, restraint |
| Main Entry: | discharge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | setting free |
Synonyms: |
acquittal, clearance, disimprisonment, exoneration, liberation, pardon, parole, probation, release, remittance |
Antonyms: |
hold, imprisonment, incarceration, keep, retention |
| Main Entry: | discharge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | set free |
Synonyms: |
absolve, acquit, allow to go, clear, disimprison, dismiss, emancipate, exonerate, expel, liberate, loose, loosen, manumit, oust, pardon, release, unbind, unchain, unshackle |
Antonyms: |
detain, hold, imprison, keep |
| Main Entry: | exculpate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | forgive |
Synonyms: |
absolve, acquit, amnesty, clear, condone, discharge, disculpate, dismiss, excuse, exonerate, explain, free, justify, let off, pardon, rationalize, release, remit, vindicate, wipe slate clean |
Antonyms: |
blame, condemn, sentence |