atonable
Able to mend
Atonable describes something that can be atoned for—a wrong or sin capable of being made right through repentance, compensation, or penance.
The word implies the transgression isn't beyond redemption: He hoped his betrayal was atonable.
Some offenses feel atonable; others seem to demand more than any gesture could provide.
Able to be pardoned
- pardonableWarranting forgiveness
- excusableWarranting forgiveness
- absolvableAble to be pardoned
- remissibleAble to be pardoned
venial · condonable · overlooked · merciful · lenient · clement · compassionate · gracious
Restoring what was lost
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
- reparationCompensation for injury done
- recompensePayment for loss
rectifiable · remedied · repaired · restored · settled · corrected · redressed · amendable
Remorseful state over misdeeds
- penitenceRemorse for misdeeds
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- regretSorrow over past actions
- repentantFeeling sorrow for misdeeds
contrite · apologetic · self-reproach · compunction · sorrow · confession · acknowledgment · penance
Formal clearing of guilt
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- expiationRedress for offense
- sanctificationMaking someone or something sacred
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
deliverance · grace · redemptive · cleansed · redeemed · liberated · renewed · reformed
forgivable
Able to be pardoned
- pardonableWarranting forgiveness
- excusableWarranting forgiveness
- absolvableAble to be pardoned
remissible · venial · condonable · overlooked · merciful · lenient · clement · compassionate · gracious · forbearing
restitution
Restoring what was lost
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
- reparationCompensation for injury done
recompense · rectifiable · remedied · repaired · restored · settled · corrected · redressed · amendable · reconcilable
contrition
Remorseful state over misdeeds
repentant · contrite · apologetic · self-reproach · compunction · sorrow · confession · acknowledgment · penance · ruefulness
absolution
Formal clearing of guilt
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- expiationRedress for offense
- sanctificationMaking someone or something sacred
purification · deliverance · grace · redemptive · cleansed · redeemed · liberated · renewed · reformed · transformed
atonableunforgivable
Cannot be pardoned
inexpiable · irredeemable · unpardonable · irremediable · beyond redemption
reconcile, atone, atonement, expiate, atonal, atoning, atoned, atoner, atoners