- forgiving - inclined or able to forgive and show mercy; "a kindly forgiving nature"; "a forgiving embrace to the naughty child"
Antonyms: unforgiving, revengeful, vindictive, vengeful
- absolvitory, exonerative, forgiving - providing absolution
Antonyms: inculpatory, inculpative (indirect, via exculpatory)
- forgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"
--1 is one way to concede, yield, grant
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun forgiver1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something
- forgive - absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt"
--2 is one way to exempt, relieve, free
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something