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expiable

expiable

9.9
Can be forgiven if someone shows true regret
  • adjective
  • /ɛkˈspaɪəbl/
  • Formal
translation icon : expiable
  • The judge concluded that the defendant's crime was expiable because he had shown genuine remorse.

Examples

  • Some religious traditions believe that all sins are expiable through confession and repentance.

  • His betrayal was seen as expiable only if he made a sincere effort to make amends.

  • Some offenses are expiable.

  • Her mistakes were expiable.

  • Many people believe that acts of kindness can make even serious mistakes expiable.

  • In his view, all misdeeds are expiable if the person is truly sorry and seeks forgiveness.

  • The priest assured the congregation that every sin is expiable with heartfelt repentance.

Synonyms

forgivable
vsexpiable
7 3.3

Not very serious, so people usually excuse it

is capable of being atoned for or forgiven but not necessarily easy to pardon
excusable
vsexpiable
6 3.6

Someone can forgive it because of the situation, for example an honest mistake

is about the possibility of atonement or forgiveness rather than being justified

Antonyms

unforgivable
45 5.2

So bad that people will not accept it

irredeemable
2 8.2

Not able to be changed for the better

How Forgivable

forgivable
7 3.3
pardonable
1 4.4
expiable
  • Formal
9.9
unforgivable
45 5.2

Surface Forms

expiable positive

Morphology

expiable = expiate (transparent) = expiate + able

Formed by the verb 'expiate' plus the productive adjectival suffix '-able', meaning 'capable of being expiated/atoned for'.

Etymology

Expiable comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and piare 'to make peace', and it is related to the word pious. So, an expiable wrong is one that can be 'made right' or forgiven.