forgiving
Meaning of forgiving
adjective
- ready and willing to forgive.
Taylor was in a forgiving mood
Perry is surprisingly forgiving of his stepfather
- stop feeling angry or resentful towards (someone) for an offence, flaw, or mistake.
I'll never forgive David for the way he treated her
Old English forgiefan, of Germanic origin, related to Dutch vergeven and German vergeben, and ultimately to for- and give.
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Hyphenation of forgiving
for-giv-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- forgiving is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
forgiving synonyms
Meaning absolvitory:
Meaning showing or exercising mercy:
Meaning (of a punishment or person in authority) more merciful or tolerant than expected:
Meaning feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others:
Meaning feeling or showing sorrow for someone's misfortunes, often with an implication of disdain or mild contempt:
Meaning generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person:
Meaning having or showing compassion or benevolence:
Meaning (of weather) mild:
Meaning not severe, serious, or harsh:
Meaning patient and restrained:
Meaning showing willingness to allow the existence of opinions or behaviour that one does not necessarily agree with:
Meaning having or indicating a readiness or over-readiness to be generous to or lenient with someone:
Meaning willing to fit in with someone's wishes or needs:
Meaning sympathetically aware of other people's feelings; tolerant and forgiving:
Meaning easily calmed; gentle and forgiving:
Meaning forgive or excuse (a person, error, or offence):
Meaning seek to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offence); try to justify:
Meaning (of an official body) absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing:
Meaning declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment:
Meaning free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty:
Meaning grant an official pardon to:
Meaning show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing:
forgiving antonyms
Meaning showing no mercy:
Meaning having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge:
Meaning feel or declare that (someone or something) is responsible for a fault or wrong:
Meaning declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law:
Meaning feel bitterness or indignation at (a circumstance, action, or person):
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