Synonyms and antonyms of To forgive or excuse in American Thesaurus

forgive (verb)

to decide that you will not be angry with someone who has offended, upset, or harmed you

excuse (verb)

to forgive someone for something bad that they have done, especially something that is not very serious

let off ()

to give someone little or no punishment for something that they did wrong

absolve (verb)

to forgive someone, especially for a religious or moral fault

forgive and forget ()

to decide not to continue being angry about something that someone has done, and not to allow your memory of it to influence your future relationship

make (your) peace (with someone) ()

to end an argument with someone and stop feeling angry toward them

let something go ()

to stop thinking or feeling angry about something that is upsetting you

water under the bridge ()

used for saying that you should stop thinking about something bad that happened in the past and you should forgive people who did bad things

make allowance/allowances (for) ()

to accept behavior that you would not normally accept because you know why someone has behaved that way

pardon (verb)

to forgive someone for doing or saying something bad or unpleasant