pardonable

Definitions

Capable of being forgiven or excused.

Minor enough to be overlooked or justified.

Examples

His minor error in judgment was considered pardonable given the extreme pressure he was under.

While her rudeness was certainly not polite, most of the guests felt it was pardonable under the circumstances.

Synonyms

excusable forgivable venial allowable justifiable tolerable permissible

Antonyms

unpardonable inexcusable unforgivable mortal unjustifiable intolerable reprehensible