Synonyms for remission
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Remittance
remittance, remittal, remitment dated
2. Remittence — A lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing. An abatement or lessening of…
remittence, anesis US, anoesis UK
3. Forgiveness
forgiveness, absolution, exoneration, acquittal, pardon, discharge, indulgence, release, remit, excuse, exculpation, acquittance, quittance, vindication, clearance, compurgation
Other
abatement, intermission, subsidence, abeyance, suspension, rest, respite, lessening, interruption, relaxation, mitigation, pause
Definitions
- n. 1
A lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing. An abatement or lessening of the manifestations of a disease; a period where the symptoms of a disease are absent.
Her cancer was in remission.
- n. 2
A pardon of a sin; (chiefly historical, also figuratively) the forgiveness of an offence, or relinquishment of a (legal) claim or a debt.
- n. 3
A lessening of amount due, as in either money or work, or intensity of a thing.
Related words
- Word family
- remit remittal remittance remittence remittent
Forms
- Plural
- remissions → remittances, remittals, remitments, remittences…
Choose the right word
Remission is a discharge from penalty; as, the remission of a fine.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- forgiveness Yanni and Skura were both begging for forgiveness.
- abeyance Our weekend plans were in abeyance.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| remission | steady | |
| forgiveness | rising | |
| abeyance | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- rest1
- 5 letters
- pause1, remit2
- 6 letters
- excuse2, pardon2, anesis
- 7 letters
- release2, respite2, anoesis
- 8 letters
- abeyance3, remittal
- 9 letters
- clearance2, discharge2, acquittal3, lessening3, abatement3, remitment, quittance
- 10 letters
- suspension3, relaxation4, mitigation4, indulgence3, absolution4, subsidence3, remittance3, remittence
- 11 letters
- forgiveness3, vindication4, exoneration5, exculpation, acquittance
- 12 letters
- interruption4, intermission4, compurgation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (remit2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- rémission
- Italiano
- remissione