REMISSIBLE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

remissible

adjective

ri-ˈmi-sə-bəl

Definition of remissible

as in justifiable

worthy of forgiveness only guilty of remissible sins

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Adjective

According to experts, charities generally are not allowed to accept gifts with specific conditions, unless there is a justifiable reason.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The violence against law enforcement and serious damage to the city are not justifiable.

— Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of justifiable

Adjective

Losing instate five-stars to Florida (Royal), Alabama (quarterback Elijah Haven), and Notre Dame (o-lineman Albert Simien) is painful but excusable.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The assertion that an assault is excusable—or simply did not happen—because a perpetrator failed to recognize his victim strips women of their fundamental humanity.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of excusable

Adjective

But the familiarity of the fantasy elements and the brusqueness with which they’re treated would be forgivable if Wildwood did a better job exploring how the real world connects to the magical side of the story.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Yet the final episode opens with another interview segment; those segments keep interrupting the action, which is a bit frustrating but forgivable.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of forgivable

Adjective

But in this instance, the breach is entirely pardonable, because these two men, Jun and Arthur, have just gotten married.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
All this is to say that any excesses of enthusiasm for Friday (and Thursday) might seem pardonable, although each day reached the thermal pinnacle of the 80s.

— Martin Weil, Washington Post, 19 July 2024

Definition of pardonable

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