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Synonyms for "excuse" in English

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Detailed Synonyms for excuse in English

excuse:

excuse [the ~] nom

  1. the excuse
    the excuse; the sham; the story
  2. the excuse
    the apology; the excuse; the justification; the vindication; the thinking up a story; the weathering
  3. the excuse
    the apology; the excuse
  4. the excuse
    the forgiveness; the mercy; the grace; the remission; the excuse; the forgivingness; the pardon
  5. the excuse
    the poor excuse; the excuse
  6. the excuse
    the excuse; the smooth over
  7. the excuse
    – a poor example 1
    the apology; the excuse
    – a poor example 1
    • apology [the ~] nom
      • it was an apology for a meal1
    • excuse [the ~] nom
      • a poor excuse for an automobile1
  8. the excuse
    – a note explaining an absence 1
    the excuse
    – a note explaining an absence 1
    • excuse [the ~] nom
      • he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him1
  9. the excuse
    – a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. 1
    the excuse; the alibi; the self-justification; the exculpation
    – a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. 1
    • excuse [the ~] nom
      • he kept finding excuses to stay1
    • alibi [the ~] nom
      • every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job1
    • self-justification [the ~] nom
      • his transparent self-justification was unacceptable1
    • exculpation [the ~] nom

to excuse verbe (excuses, excused, excusing)

  1. to excuse
    to apologize; to excuse; to pardon; to apologise
    • apologize verbe, américain (apologizes, apologized, apologizing)
    • excuse verbe (excuses, excused, excusing)
    • pardon verbe (pardons, pardoned, pardoning)
    • apologise verbe, britannique
  2. to excuse
    to excuse; to forgive
    • excuse verbe (excuses, excused, excusing)
    • forgive verbe (forgives, forgave, forgiving)
  3. to excuse
    to forgive; to excuse; to pardon; to give away; to misdeal
    • forgive verbe (forgives, forgave, forgiving)
    • excuse verbe (excuses, excused, excusing)
    • pardon verbe (pardons, pardoned, pardoning)
    • give away verbe (gives away, gave away, giving away)
    • misdeal verbe (misdeals, misdealt, misdealing)
  4. to excuse
    extenuate; to excuse; to palliate; to smooth over
    • extenuate verbe
    • excuse verbe (excuses, excused, excusing)
    • palliate verbe (palliates, palliated, palliating)
    • smooth over verbe (smooths over, smoothed over, smoothing over)
  5. to excuse
    – excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with 1
    to condone; to excuse
    – excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with 1
    • condone verbe (condones, condoned, condoning)
      • She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities1
    • excuse verbe (excuses, excused, excusing)
      • excuse someone's behavior1
  6. to excuse
    – serve as a reason or cause or justification of 1
    to explain; to excuse
    – serve as a reason or cause or justification of 1
    • explain verbe (explains, explained, explaining)
      • Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again1
    • excuse verbe (excuses, excused, excusing)
      • Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work1
  7. to excuse
    – grant exemption or release to 1
    to exempt; to relieve; to excuse; to let off
    – grant exemption or release to 1
    • exempt verbe (exempts, exempted, exempting)
    • relieve verbe (relieves, relieved, relieving)
    • excuse verbe (excuses, excused, excusing)
      • Please excuse me from this class1
    • let off verbe (lets off, let off, letting off)
  8. to excuse
    – ask for permission to be released from an engagement 1
    to excuse; beg off
    – ask for permission to be released from an engagement 1
  9. to excuse
    – defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning 1
    to apologize; to justify; to excuse; to rationalize; rationalise; apologise
    – defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning 1
    • apologize verbe, américain (apologizes, apologized, apologizing)
    • justify verbe (justifies, justified, justifying)
    • excuse verbe (excuses, excused, excusing)
    • rationalize verbe, américain (rationalizes, rationalized, rationalizing)
      • rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior1
      • he rationalized his lack of success1
    • rationalise verbe, britannique
    • apologise verbe, britannique
  10. to excuse
    – accept an excuse for 1
    to excuse; to pardon
    – accept an excuse for 1
    • excuse verbe (excuses, excused, excusing)
      • Please excuse my dirty hands1
    • pardon verbe (pardons, pardoned, pardoning)

Conjugations for excuse:

present
  1. excuse
  2. excuse
  3. excuses
  4. excuse
  5. excuse
  6. excuse
simple past
  1. excused
  2. excused
  3. excused
  4. excused
  5. excused
  6. excused
present perfect
  1. have excused
  2. have excused
  3. has excused
  4. have excused
  5. have excused
  6. have excused
past continuous
  1. was excusing
  2. were excusing
  3. was excusing
  4. were excusing
  5. were excusing
  6. were excusing
future
  1. shall excuse
  2. will excuse
  3. will excuse
  4. shall excuse
  5. will excuse
  6. will excuse
continuous present
  1. am excusing
  2. are excusing
  3. is excusing
  4. are excusing
  5. are excusing
  6. are excusing
subjunctive
  1. be excused
  2. be excused
  3. be excused
  4. be excused
  5. be excused
  6. be excused
diverse
  1. excuse!
  2. let's excuse!
  5. excused
  6. excusing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

excuse

  1. excuse
    cancellation; excuse

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Related Definitions for "excuse":

  1. a poor example1
    • a poor excuse for an automobile1
  2. a note explaining an absence1
    • he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him1
  3. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.1
    • he kept finding excuses to stay1
  4. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with1
    • excuse someone's behavior1
  5. serve as a reason or cause or justification of1
    • Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work1
  6. grant exemption or release to1
    • Please excuse me from this class1
  7. ask for permission to be released from an engagement1
  8. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning1
  9. accept an excuse for1
    • Please excuse my dirty hands1

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