pardoning

The word “pardoning” has 3 syllables: par-don-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈpɑːr.dən.ɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for pardoning?

In the thesaurus, “pardoning” has 133 synonyms and 62 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for pardoning along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for pardoning

absolving
accommodating
acquitting
all heart
allowing
amenable
amiable
assuaging
assuasive
being big
beneficent
benign
benignant
biddable
bleeding heart
charitable
clearing
clement
commuting
compassionate
compensatory
complaisant
compliant
condoning
deceivable
deliverance
delivery
deludable
discharging
discounting
disentangling
disregarding
dupable
easy
easygoing
emollient
exculpating
exculpatory
excusing
exonerating
explaining
exploitable
extrication
favoring
feeling
fleeceable
flexible
forbearing
forgiving
forgiving and forgetting
generous
gentle
going easy on
good-natured
gracious
granting freedom
gullible
heart in right place
humane
humanitarian
humoring
ignoring
indulgent
justifying
kind
kindly
lax
lenient
letting
liberal
liberating
liberation
light
live with
loosening
loosing
loving
manumission
merciful
mild
moderate
mollycoddling
naive
nonpunitive
obliging
overlooking
overpassing
pampering
papering over
passing over
permitting
pitiful
pitying
rationalizing
redeeming
releasing
remitting
reprieve
reprieving
rescuing
restoration
salvation
saving
setting free
shriving
shrugging off
soft
soft-shell
softhearted
sparing
spoiling
submissive
susceptible
sympathetic
temperate
tender
tenderhearted
tolerant
tractable
trusting
unbinding
unburdening
unburdensome
unchaining
unfettering
unlocking
unoppressive
unsuspicious
untying
vindicating
waiving
whitewashing
yielding

Antonyms for pardoning

abhorring
abominating
avenging
castigating
chastening
chastising
correcting
correctional
corrective
cruel
demanding
despising
detesting
disciplinary
disciplining
disliking
execrating
hard
harsh
hateful
hating
heeding
inhumane
intolerant
limiting
loathing
marking
mean
merciless
minding
noting
oppressive
penal
penalizing
punishing
punitive
redressing
requiting
resenting
restrictive
retaliating
retaliative
retaliatory
retributive
retributory
revengeful
revenging
rigid
rigorous
severe
stern
strict
uncompassionate
unforgiving
ungiving
unkind
unmerciful
unpermissive
unsympathetic
unyielding
vengeful
wrathful

Meanings of pardoning

verb
1. To forgive (a person).
2. To refrain from exacting as a penalty.
3. To grant an official pardon for a crime.
noun
1. The act by which somebody is pardoned.

Example Sentences

The judge considered pardoning the offender due to good behavior.
The president was criticized for pardoning corrupt officials.
She believed in pardoning those who showed true remorse.
The governor was known for pardoning non-violent criminals.
He had no intention of pardoning those who betrayed his trust.

On this page you'll find 195 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to pardoning, such as: abhorring, abominating, absolving, accommodating, acquitting, all heart, allowing.

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