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View usage for: (pɑːʳdənəbəl) adjectiveYou describe someone's action or attitude as pardonable if you think it is wrong but you understand why they did that action or have that attitude. 'I have', he remarked with pardonable pride, 'done what I set out to do.' Synonyms: forgivable, understandable, permissible, not serious More Synonyms of pardonable Examples of 'pardonable' in a sentencepardonable He spoke with pardonable pride. Additional synonymsIt ought not to be allowable for anyone else to take the child. Synonyms permissible, all right, approved, appropriate, suitable, acceptable, tolerable, admissible, sufferable, sanctionable He had made a simple but excusable mistake. Synonyms forgivable, understandable, justifiable, permissible, minor, slight, allowable, defensible, venial, pardonable, warrantableDefinition permitted or allowable He said it was not permissible to postpone the case any longer. Synonyms permitted, acceptable, legitimate, legal, all right, sanctioned, proper, authorized, lawful, allowable, kosher (informal), admissible, legit (slang), licit, O.K. or okay (informal) Nearby words ofpardonable - parching
- pardon
- pardon me
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Additional synonymsHis unhappiness was understandable. Synonyms reasonable, natural, normal, justified, expected, inevitable, legitimate, logical, predictable, accountable, on the cards (informal), foreseeable, to be expected, justifiable, unsurprising, excusable, pardonableDefinition easily excused or forgiven If he had faults, they were venial ones. Synonyms forgivable, minor, slight, trivial, insignificant, allowable, excusable, pardonable |