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bear no malice

PHRASE
forgive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absolve condone excuse forget
STRONG
acquit amnesty clear commute efface exculpate exempt exonerate extenuate overlook palliate pocket purge release relent remit reprieve respite spring
WEAK
accept apology allow for bear with bury the hatchet dismiss from mind kiss and make up laugh off let bygones be bygones let it go let off let off easy let pass let up on make allowance think no more of turn other cheek wink at wipe the slate clean
Antonyms
STRONGEST
condemn
STRONG
accuse blame hold increase keep maintain sentence
WEAK
censure charge punish
PHRASE
bury the hatchet
Synonyms
WEAK
accept apology end a quarrel forget forgive hold out an olive branch kiss and make up let bygones be bygones make a peace offering make peace smoke the peace pipe wipe the slate clean

Example Sentences

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Harry Truman had said: "I bear no malice toward anyone," and apparently he doesn't.

From Time Magazine Archive

After the election's over," he said, "I bear no malice or feel badly toward anyone, because the fellow who lost feels badly enough without being crowed over .

From Time Magazine Archive

I will shake hands; for, as sure as I am here, I bear no malice.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

But to show that I bear no malice, and that I shall not withdraw my countenance from your daughter, I am willing to accept the trifles you press upon me.'

From A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor

"I bear no malice, Leo," she said quietly.

From A Bride of the Plains by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness