forgive
Let it go
To forgive is to stop holding something against someone—to release resentment or cancel a debt.
You forgive a person for a wrong, or forgive the wrong itself: I forgave him for lying, She couldn't forgive the betrayal.
Forgive also applies to debts and obligations: The bank forgave the remaining balance on the loan.
To forgive and forget is to move past an offense entirely.
Forgive me is a polite way to ask pardon for a minor transgression.
Official release from punishment
- excuseOffered reason for wrongdoing
- absolveRelease from guilt
- exonerateClear of wrongdoing
- acquitFind not liable
amnesty · reprieve · clemency · leniency · exculpate · vindicate · discharge · remission
Resolve a disagreement
- amendsCompensation for wrongdoing
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- restoreReturn to earlier state
repair · rebuild · healing · olive branch · make up · rapprochement · mend fences · reunite
Compassion toward offenders
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- leniencyMildness in punishment
clemency · forbearance · benevolence · charity · gentleness · magnanimity · tolerance · patience
Recovery or moral restoration
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
sanctification · purification · confession · repentance · penance · sin · divine mercy · contrition
pardon
Official release from punishment
acquit · amnesty · reprieve · clemency · leniency · exculpate · vindicate · discharge · remission · condone
reconcile
Resolve a disagreement
restore · repair · rebuild · healing · olive branch · make up · rapprochement · mend fences · reunite · settlement
mercy
Compassion toward offenders
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
leniency · clemency · forbearance · benevolence · charity · gentleness · magnanimity · tolerance · patience · understanding
redemption
Recovery or moral restoration
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
grace · sanctification · purification · confession · repentance · penance · sin · divine mercy · contrition · sacrament
let go
Cease holding something
closure · acceptance · heal · peace · surrender · detach · overcome · renewal · growth · transcend
- foster relationshipslisten, communicate, trust, empathy, support
- moral judgmentsgood, evil, wicked, virtuous, moral
- redemptionredemption arc, redeemed, saved, moral redemption, pardoned
- relationship valuestrust, loyalty, respect, honesty, commitment
- letting goletting go, let go, relinquishing, release, surrendering
- resolutionslose weight, quit smoking, save money, eat healthy, get fit
- forgive meRequest for absolution
- forgive and forgetAbsolve and dismiss resentment
- forgive yourselfLet go of self-blame
- please forgive me
- forgive usAbsolve our offenses
- please forgiveRequest for absolution
forgiveness, forgiving, forgiven, unforgiving, unforgivable, forgives, forgivable, unforgiven, unforgiveness