forgiving
adjective
for·giv·ing
fər-ˈgi-viŋ 
fȯr-
1
: willing or able to forgive
2
: allowing room for error or weakness
designed to be a forgiving tennis racquet
forgivingly
adverb
forgivingness
noun
Examples of forgiving in a Sentence
a person with a forgiving nature
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Drivers with 460-cubic-centimeter heads have the largest sweet spot and are more forgiving, ideal for amateurs.
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Intermediate surfers should paddle out to El Estero, a more forgiving sand and reef break in front of a river mouth that produces A-frame waves that break left and right.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2025
Those numbers were reached using Europe’s more forgiving WLTP testing cycle, but the EPA estimate should be over 400 miles in both cases.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2025
In the days following daylight saving time, try to be more forgiving if your child is throwing extra temper tantrums or seems to be particularly frustrated or emotional.
—Dina Roth Port, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Intermediate surfers should paddle out to El Estero, a more forgiving sand and reef break in front of a river mouth that produces A-frame waves that break left and right.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2025
Those numbers were reached using Europe’s more forgiving WLTP testing cycle, but the EPA estimate should be over 400 miles in both cases.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2025
In the days following daylight saving time, try to be more forgiving if your child is throwing extra temper tantrums or seems to be particularly frustrated or emotional.
—Dina Roth Port, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forgiving
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“Forgiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forgiving. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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