1. capable of being atoned for; able to be made amends for or compensated
Usage: formal; often used in religious or moral contexts

Examples

• The priest assured him that his sin was atonable through genuine repentance.
• She believed that even serious mistakes were atonable if one made sincere amends.
• In their faith tradition, nearly all transgressions were considered atonable.
• He hoped his past wrongs would prove atonable through years of service to others.
• The judge suggested that the defendant's crime, while serious, might be atonable through restitution and rehabilitation.