different between unforgivable vs unpardonable

English

Alternative forms

• unforgiveable

Etymology

un- +? forgivable

Pronunciation

Adjective

unforgivable (comparative more unforgivable, superlative most unforgivable)

1. Not forgivable; inexcusable.

Synonyms

• inexcusable
• unpardonable
• unremittable

Translations

English

Etymology

un- +? pardonable

Adjective

unpardonable (comparative more unpardonable, superlative most unpardonable)

1. impossible to pardon; impossible to excuse or justify
   • 1900, Gilbert Parker, An Unpardonable Liar:

     "I can understand your being wicked," she said keenly, "but not your being cowardly. That is and was unpardonable."

   • 1912, Ralph Connor, Corporal Cameron of the Northwest Mounted Police:

     To lose a game was bad enough, but to round on a comrade was unpardonable; while to lose from the game a half-back of Cameron's calibre was unthinkable.

Synonyms

• inexcusable, unforgivable, unremittable
• unjustifiable, indefensible

Antonyms

• pardonable

Derived terms

• unpardonable sin

Related terms

• pardonable

Translations

References

• Webster, Noah (1828) , “unpardonable”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language