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Forgivable

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adj. Able to be forgiven; excusable

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Capable of being forgiven; pardonable; venial.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

That may be forgiven; pardonable.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. easily excused or forgiven

Word Usage

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Equivalent

pardonable

Antonym

unforgivable

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

pardonable venial

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

livable unforgivable unlivable