Synonyms for forgiving
fərˈgɪv ɪŋfor·giv·ing

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1. forgiving

   Human denotes what pertains to mankind, with no suggestion as to its being good or evil; as, the human race; human qualities; we speak of human achievements, virtues, or excellences, human follies, vices, or crimes. Humane denotes what may rightly be expected of mankind at its best in the treatment of sentient beings; a humane enterprise or endeavor is one that is intended to prevent or relieve suffering. The humane man will not needlessly inflict pain upon the meanest thing that lives; a merciful man is disposed to withhold or mitigate the suffering even of the guilty. The compassionate man sympathizes with and desires to relieve actual suffering, while one who is humane would forestall and prevent the suffering which he sees to be possible. Compare MERCY; PITIFUL; PITY.

   See synonyms for BARBAROUS.

   Synonyms:
   benevolent, benignant, charitable, clement, compassionate, gentle, gracious, human, humane, kind, kind-hearted, merciful, pitying, sympathetic, tender, tender-hearted

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1. forgivingadjective

   inclined or able to forgive and show mercy

   "a kindly forgiving nature"; "a forgiving embrace to the naughty child"

   Synonyms:
   absolvitory, exonerative

   Antonyms:
   vindictive, inculpative, vengeful, unforgiving, inculpatory, revengeful

2. absolvitory, exonerative, forgivingadjective

   providing absolution

   Synonyms:
   absolvitory, exonerative

   Antonyms:
   revengeful, inculpative, vindictive, vengeful, inculpatory, unforgiving

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1. forgivingadjective

   Synonyms:
   compassionate, indulgent, placable, remissive

   Antonyms:
   unforgiving, implacable

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1. List of paraphrases for "forgiving":

   indulgent, lenient, ghafoor, tolerant, compassionate, ghafour

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How to use forgiving in a sentence?

1. Tomika Miller:

   I know my husband would never want me to be upset with them or hold that on my heart, he was a very forgiving person.

2. Thomas Watson (c. 1620-1686):

   A man may as well go to hell for not forgiving as for not believing.

3. Viktor Orban:

   From the 15th, Hungarian authorities cannot be forgiving of illegal border crossing.

4. Darrell Rigel:

   With people using 25% to 50% of the rated amount that they apply, you're only going to get 25% to 50% of the SPF protection that’s on the label, so, the real advantage of a higher SPF is that they're more forgiving in real-world situations.

5. Doug Quinn:

   We all have so many rookie mistakes, it’s all about how you clean up your mess, once you’ve made it, but it can be a forgiving business if you treat your customers right.