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Another word for forgiving

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  1. See also:

    merciful

    kind

    humane

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Sentence Examples

  • Fortunately she had a forgiving nature.

  • God might not be so forgiving if they did it again.

  • Maybe the woman is more forgiving now that so much time has passed.

  • I wouldn't have been so forgiving if you went through with it!

  • Some time ago, when a policeman shot dead her dog, a dearly loved daily companion, she found in her forgiving heart no condemnation for the man; she only said, 'If he had only known what a good dog she was, he wouldn't have shot her.'

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