FORGIVEN Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

forgiven

verb

past participle of forgive

as in pardoned

to cease to have feelings of anger or bitterness toward it is not easy to forgive those who have hurt us

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as in ignored

to dismiss as of little importance he has so many good qualities that I guess we can forgive a slight penchant for exaggeration

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Recent Examples of forgiven Any portion of the debt that's ultimately forgiven could also be considered taxable income. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Financial institutions and community partners may also provide down payment assistance programs, including opportunities that can be partially or fully forgiven over time. — Patricia Mason, Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2026 Summary Thousands of student loan borrowers face massive backlogs in the PSLF Buyback program, designed to grant retroactive credit towards Public Service Loan Forgiveness so that borrowers can get their student loans forgiven. — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 One could be forgiven for concluding that the physical store is in terminal decline. — Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026 Between house prices, the cost of living, and the threat AI poses to the labor market, Gen Z could be forgiven for giving up on the American Dream. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 Fans are no doubt excited to return to the optimistic, big-hearted world of Ted Lasso, but they would also be forgiven for forgetting some details about where the story left off. — Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026 Any tourists driving the remote coasts of Wester Ross in the northwest Scottish Highlands would be forgiven for overlooking Gruinard Island. — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026 View gallery - 7 images You could be forgiven for thinking that this extraordinary design was dreamed up for the set of some kind of sci-fi movie. — New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forgiven

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Rodney Taylor, a double amputee and Atlanta father of seven, was detained in Stewart Detention Center for 15 months in connection with a decades-old burglary charge that was later pardoned, advocates said.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Several months later, in December 2024, Joe pardoned his son before leaving the White House.

— Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of pardoned

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Neighbors said their complaints about the empty lot were ignored for years until a fire burned part of the property and neighbor Kayt Miranda's garage early on Wednesday morning.

— Joy Benedict, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
The stock that spent two years being ignored by the same investors who loaded up on Hilton and Marriott is now having its moment.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of ignored

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Unlike Anthropic, which gets a higher share of its revenues from enterprises, OpenAI is more popular among individual consumers, explained Ujjwal Chaudhry, a partner at market intelligence firm Analysys Mason.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Owning a cat comes with several costs, Kimberly Palmer, a personal finance expert with NerdWallet, explained.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of explained

Verb

Dedicated reconstruction funds are common in postconflict states, and a sovereign wealth fund may be justified to streamline the management of fragmented, distressed, and historically poorly managed public assets.

— Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Chami noted that the price for working with content creators varies from $250-$1,000 per post, and justified rates that are on the higher end of the spectrum.

— Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of justified

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Log temples atop the mounds overlooked wide plazas for ball games, ceremonies, and open-air markets.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Atwell, who grew up playing quarterback in Liberty City and then starred at Miami Northwestern, suggested that his mentoring of the team’s young receivers shouldn’t go overlooked.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026