unforgivable
Cannot be absolved
Unforgivable describes an offense so severe that it cannot or should not be pardoned.
The word applies to betrayals, cruelties, or moral failures that cross a line beyond reconciliation: What he did to her was unforgivable.
In practice, people often forgive unforgivable things—the word marks the speaker's judgment of severity rather than an absolute impossibility.
Fixed without end
- indelibleImpossible to remove
- irreparableCannot be fixed
- lastingContinuing through time
- unforgettablePermanently fixed in memory
unerasable · enduring · deep-seated · ingrained · unpardonable · inexcusable · irremediable · irredeemable
Appallingly, shockingly wicked
- monstrousFrighteningly huge or wicked
- heinousOdiously, shockingly evil
- inhumanDevoid of mercy
- barbaricSavagely cruel, uncivilized
brutal · savage · merciless · pitiless · cold-blooded · callous · heartless · remorseless
Violation of divine law
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- abominationLoathsome, detestable thing
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
desecration · iniquity · wrongdoing · offense · violation · crime · atrocity · outrage
Persistent resentment toward someone
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- scarPermanent mark from healing
trauma · hurt · pain · damage · betrayed · wronged · violated · devastated
Deliberate violation of trust
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
- treasonBetraying one's nation
disloyalty · breach · defection · adultery · cheating · abandonment · deception · sellout
permanent
Fixed without end
- indelibleImpossible to remove
- irreparableCannot be fixed
- lastingContinuing through time
unforgettable · unerasable · enduring · deep-seated · ingrained · unpardonable · inexcusable · irremediable · irredeemable
atrocious
Appallingly, shockingly wicked
barbaric · brutal · savage · merciless · pitiless · cold-blooded · callous · heartless · remorseless · sadistic
sin
Violation of divine law
- transgressionViolation of law or code
- abominationLoathsome, detestable thing
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
blasphemy · desecration · iniquity · wrongdoing · offense · violation · crime · atrocity · outrage · evil
grudge
Persistent resentment toward someone
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- woundCoiled, or an injury
scar · trauma · hurt · pain · damage · betrayed · wronged · violated · devastated · heartbroken
treachery
Deliberate violation of trust
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
treason · disloyalty · breach · defection · adultery · cheating · abandonment · deception · sellout · two-timing
- unacceptableunacceptable, inappropriate, improper, wrong, forbidden
unforgivableforgivable
Able to be pardoned
pardonable · excusable · absolvable · redeemable · condonable
unforgivableacceptable
Meeting minimum standards
justifiable · defensible · understandable · tolerable · permissible