Need another word that means the same as “forgiving”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “forgiving” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Forgiving” are: absolvitory, exonerative, merciful, lenient, compassionate, pitying, magnanimous, humane, clement, mild, forbearing, tolerant, indulgent, accommodating, understanding, placable
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “forgiving” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| absolvitory | Providing absolution. |
| accommodating | Willing to fit in with someone’s wishes or needs. The warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in. |
| clement | Inclined to show mercy. Clement weather. |
| compassionate | Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others. I allowed him to go home on compassionate grounds. |
| exonerative | Providing absolution. |
| forbearing | Showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment. He proved to be remarkably forbearing whenever I was impatient or angry. |
| humane | Pertaining to or concerned with the humanities. Regulations ensuring the humane treatment of animals. |
| indulgent | Self indulgent. An indulgent attitude. |
| lenient | Tolerant or lenient. Lenient rules. |
| magnanimous | Generous and understanding and tolerant. She should be magnanimous in victory. |
| merciful | Showing or exercising mercy. Sought merciful treatment for the captives. |
| mild | Mild and pleasant. The climate was mild and conducive to life or growth. |
| pitying | Feeling or showing sorrow for someone’s misfortunes, often with an implication of disdain or mild contempt. He gave her a pitying look. |
| placable | Easily calmed or pacified. He was placable in his animosities and affectionate in his family. |
| tolerant | Tolerant and forgiving under provocation. The plant is tolerant of saltwater. |
| understanding | Characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy. People expect their doctor to be understanding. |
| altruistic | Showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish. It was an entirely altruistic act. |
| benefic | Exerting a favorable or beneficent influence. A benefic star. |
| beneficent | Resulting in good. A beneficent landowner. |
| benevolent | Generous in providing aid to others. He was something of a benevolent despot. |
| charitable | Relating to the assistance of those in need. He has spent 50 000 on charitable causes. |
| compassionate | Showing or having compassion. She tried to sound compassionate. |
| eleemosynary | Relating to or dependent on charity; charitable. Eleemosynary relief. |
| forbearing | Patient and restrained. Seemly and forbearing yet strong enough to resist aggression. |
| generous | (of a thing) larger or more plentiful than is usual or necessary. A generous benefactor to the University. |
| goodwill | (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets. The scheme is dependent on goodwill between the two sides. |
| gracious | Showing the elegance and comfort brought by wealth or high social status. Thanks to the gracious gods. |
| humane | Showing evidence of moral and intellectual advancement. Regulations ensuring the humane treatment of animals. |
| humanitarian | Of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism. Human rights groups have warned of a worsening humanitarian crisis. |
| indulgent | Self indulgent. Sheer indulgent nostalgia. |
| kindly | Kind, warm-hearted, or gentle. Kindly breeze. |
| lenient | Tolerant or lenient. In the view of the Court the sentence was too lenient. |
| magnanimous | Noble and generous in spirit. A magnanimous conqueror. |
| meek | Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness. She brought her meek little husband along. |
| merciful | Gracious (used conventionally of royalty and high nobility. Her death was a merciful release. |
| mercy | (especially of a journey or mission) performed out of a desire to relieve suffering. It was a mercy we got out alive. |
| mild | Mild and pleasant. Mild criticism. |
| patient | The semantic role of a noun phrase denoting something that is affected or acted upon by the action of a verb. The number of emergency patients has grown rapidly. |
| permissive | Allowing the infection and replication of viruses. The Hague Convention was permissive not mandatory. |
| permissiveness | A disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior. The permissiveness of the 1960s. |
| philanthropic | (of a person or organization) seeking to promote the welfare of others; generous and benevolent. Philanthropic contributions. |
| pity | A cause for regret or disappointment. Her voice was full of pity. |
| resistant | Incapable of absorbing or mixing with. The new hybrid is more resistant to drought. |
| sympathetic | Evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings. A sympathetic observer. |
| tolerant | Tolerant and forgiving under provocation. Rye is reasonably tolerant of drought. |
| unselfish | Not greedy. Unselfish devotion. |
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