condoning (Meaning)
condoning
to regard or treat (something bad) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless, to pardon or overlook voluntarily, to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
Synonyms & Antonyms of condoning
condoning Sentence Examples
- The government refused to condone the violent protests that erupted in the city.
- Society cannot condone the abuse and exploitation of children.
- By refusing to report the incident, she was condoning the attacker's actions.
- The parents' constant bickering was condoning an unhealthy environment for the children.
- The police chief condemned the officer's actions, stating that he did not condone excessive force.
- The school administration refused to condone cheating and plagiarism, enforcing strict penalties for such behavior.
- The company's ethical code strictly forbids condoning any form of corruption or bribery.
- By ignoring the warning signs, they were inadvertently condoning the impending disaster.
- The politician's silence on the controversial issue was widely interpreted as condoning the opposing viewpoint.
- The psychiatrist believed that condoning the patient's delusions would only reinforce their negative beliefs.
FAQs About the word condoning
to regard or treat (something bad) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless, to pardon or overlook voluntarily, to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy)
pardoning,absolving, exonerating, vindicating, exculpatory, compensatory, remitting, exculpating,acquitting, commuting
retaliatory, corrective,disciplinary, correctional, punitive, chastening, disciplining, correcting, penal, retributive
The government refused to condone the violent protests that erupted in the city.
Society cannot condone the abuse and exploitation of children.
By refusing to report the incident, she was condoning the attacker's actions.
The parents' constant bickering was condoning an unhealthy environment for the children.
