Forgive and Hate

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Forgive

Forgive verb - To cease to have feelings of anger or bitterness toward.
Usage example: it is not easy to forgive those who have hurt us
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Hate is an antonym for forgive.
Nearby Words: forgiving, forgiveness, forgivable, forgivingly, forgiven

Hate

Hate verb - To dislike strongly.
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Forgive is an antonym for hate.
Nearby Words: hateful, hated, hating, hatefully, hater
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Common collocations

humanity forgive humanity hate humanity
character forgive character hate character
guy forgive guy hate guy
people forgive people hate people
Other words: men, show, father, dad, anyone, everyone, humans, myself.

Both words in one sentence

  • Tim comments that if he could only bring himself to hate the new medic, he could also forgive him.
    Source: Why Can't I Hate You?
  • When Quiet Rain, hears all Clear Sky had done to get the others to hate him, she disowns Clear Sky and refuses to forgive him.
    Source: I Have No Son / Literature
  • Fanfic / Intercom Forgiven, but Not Forgotten: After Riley finds out what happened during the movie, she doesn't speak "I forgive you" out loud, but she does ends up giving them a forgiveness hug to show that she still loves them and doesn't hate the.
    Source: Fanfic / Intercom
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