condonable

Able to overlook

Condonable describes behavior that can be forgiven or overlooked, usually because circumstances make it understandable: His lateness was condonable given the traffic.

The word implies the offense is minor enough to excuse, not that it was right.

What's condonable to one person may be unforgivable to another.

excusable

pardonable

Warranting forgiveness

forgivableAble to be pardoned
justifiableAble to be defended
understandableAble to be grasped

defensible · explainable · venial · minor · trivial · petty · overlooked · excused · rationalized · mitigated

permissible

allowable

Sanctioned by authority

acceptableMeeting minimum standards
tolerableAble to be endured
admissibleAllowed to be considered

sanctionable · passable · unobjectionable · permitted · authorized · legitimate · lawful · approved · within bounds · legal

forgiving

pardon

Official release from punishment

forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
mercyCompassion toward offenders
clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders

absolution · grace · leniency · compassion · understanding · forbearance · indulgence · amnesty · exoneration · reprieve

Opposites

moral excusability

condonableunforgivable

Cannot be pardoned

inexcusable · unpardonable · indefensible · unjustifiable · unconscionable

Family

condone, condoning, condoned, condones, condonation, condoner

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