unforgiveable

Cannot be absolved

Unforgiveable describes an act or offense so severe that it cannot or should not be pardoned: What he did to her was unforgiveable.

The word implies a moral threshold has been crossed—betrayal, cruelty, or violation beyond redemption.

Also spelled unforgivable, which is more common.

negligent

carelessness

Inattention causing mistakes

incompetence · irresponsibility · dereliction · indifference · apathy · callousness · disregard · neglect · preventable · avoidable

moral

sin

Violation of divine law

injustice · wickedness · transgression · wrongdoing · treachery · inhumanity · depravity · evil · violation · offense

historical

genocide

Systematic annihilation of a people

colonialism · apartheid · ethnic cleansing · war crimes · persecution · internment · atrocity · oppression · exploitation · displacement

relational

betrayal

Breaking of trust

deception · lies · cheating · disloyalty · negligence · abuse · rejection · desertion · ghosting · gaslighting

Opposites
moral severity and pardonability

unforgiveableforgivable

Able to be pardoned

pardonable · forgiveable · excusable · absolvable · redeemable

scale of transgression

unforgiveabletrivial

Lacking significance or weight

minor · petty · insignificant · negligible · trifling

Family

forgive, forgiveness, forgiving, forgiven, unforgiving, unforgivable, forgivable, unforgiven, unforgivably

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G