condoner
One who overlooks
A condoner is someone who condones—who accepts, overlooks, or tacitly approves of behavior that others might find objectionable.
The word often appears in criticism: By staying silent, you become a condoner of injustice.
It carries more weight than mere tolerance, suggesting complicity through inaction.
Official release from punishment
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- amnestyGroup pardon from authorities
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
mercy · reprieve · acquittal · pardoning · remission · grace · redemption · reconciliation
Favorable opinion given
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
consent · agreement · assent · affirmation · acknowledgment · support · blessing · authorization
Shared criminal involvement
- turning blind eyeIntentionally ignoring wrongdoing
- tacit approvalWordless permission or acceptance
- silent consentAgreement without speaking
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
facilitation · looking away · willful ignorance · non-intervention · inaction · silence · bystander · acquiescence
Tolerance of behavior others forbid
- leniencyMildness in punishment
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
- lenienceMildness in judgment
latitude · leeway · liberality · broad-mindedness · open-mindedness · nonjudgmental · patience · understanding
pardon
Official release from punishment
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- amnestyGroup pardon from authorities
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
exoneration · mercy · reprieve · acquittal · pardoning · remission · grace · redemption · reconciliation · letting go
approval
Favorable opinion given
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
validation · consent · agreement · assent · affirmation · acknowledgment · support · blessing · authorization · clearance
complicity
Shared criminal involvement
- turning blind eyeIntentionally ignoring wrongdoing
- tacit approvalWordless permission or acceptance
- silent consentAgreement without speaking
allowance · facilitation · looking away · willful ignorance · non-intervention · inaction · silence · bystander · acquiescence · abetting
permissiveness
Tolerance of behavior others forbid
- leniencyMildness in punishment
- indulgenceYielding to desire
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
lenience · latitude · leeway · liberality · broad-mindedness · open-mindedness · nonjudgmental · patience · understanding · magnanimity
condonerpunisher
One who metes discipline
penalizer · critic · prosecutor · denouncer · disciplinarian
condone, condoning, condoned, condones, condonation, condonable