pardoned

verb

Definition of pardonednext
past tense of pardon
1
as in forgave
to cease to have feelings of anger or bitterness toward he eventually pardoned his sister after she apologized

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in ignored
to dismiss as of little importance I'm willing to pardon a little sloppiness of dress in such a kind and loving person

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pardoned
  1. ignored
  2. acquitted
  3. released
  4. justified
  5. exonerated
  6. explained
Verb
  • Firmware updates, essential for patching vulnerabilities and enhancing router functionality, are also largely ignored.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But the sheriff's office that operates the jail ignored the detainer, releasing Ruiz into the public without notifying ICE.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of ignored
Verb
  • Earlier this month, a jury acquitted Daniel Penny of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless former Michael Jackson impersonator, on the city's subway.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And earlier this month, a jury acquitted Daniel Penny of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely, a homeless former Michael Jackson impersonator, on the city's subway.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of acquitted
Verb
  • The show was filmed and released at a later date for the people who couldn't watch it live.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The pair made for the film are now being released as part of a special Levi’s capsule collection.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of released
Verb
  • Scott, who considers Stiller both his boss and a friend, justified the show’s painstaking development process as necessary for quality control.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The South Korean military regime justified its violence toward its own citizens by using the threat of North Korea as a rationale.
    Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of justified
Verb
  • Earlier this year, Pierson also posthumously exonerated Connie Dahl, who falsely confessed to helping Davis carry out the crime, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and died in 2014 after helping to convict Davis.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The convictions were overturned in 2011, and then after they were again found guilty in a retrial, the pair were exonerated by Italy’s Supreme Court of Cassation in 2015.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of exonerated
Verb
  • As explained by Jack Pitt-Brooke and Charlie Eccleshare here, Spurs had been turned down by Hansi Flick and had considered reappointing Mauricio Pochettino.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Speaking with journalists last month, captain Ryan Yates explained an injury-free pre-season was also crucial.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of explained
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near pardoned

pardonable

pardoned

pardoning

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Pardoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pardoned. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

Copy Citation

Share

More from Merriam-Webster on pardoned

Nglish: Translation of pardoned for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

Point of View: It's Personal

Plural and Possessive Names: A Guide

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Words You Always Have to Look Up
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

8 Words with Fascinating Histories

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

Birds Say the Darndest Things

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)

10 Scrabble Words Without Any Vowels
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
naughty or nice
Are you naughty or nice? Quiz He's making a quiz, and checking it twice...