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Detailed Synonyms for excuses in English

excuses:

excuses [the ~] noun

  1. the excuses
    the excuses; the pretexts; the poor excuses

Related Words for "excuses":


excuses form of excuse:

excuse [the ~] noun

  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 ~] noun
      • it was an apology for a meal1
    • excuse [the ~] noun
      • 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 ~] noun
      • 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 ~] noun
      • he kept finding excuses to stay1
    • alibi [the ~] noun
      • every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job1
    • self-justification [the ~] noun
      • his transparent self-justification was unacceptable1
    • exculpation [the ~] noun

to excuse verb (excuses, excused, excusing)

  1. to excuse
    to apologize; to excuse; to pardon; to apologise
    • apologize verb, American (apologizes, apologized, apologizing)
    • excuse verb (excuses, excused, excusing)
    • pardon verb (pardons, pardoned, pardoning)
    • apologise verb, British
  2. to excuse
    to excuse; to forgive
    • excuse verb (excuses, excused, excusing)
    • forgive verb (forgives, forgave, forgiving)
  3. to excuse
    to forgive; to excuse; to pardon; to give away; to misdeal
    • forgive verb (forgives, forgave, forgiving)
    • excuse verb (excuses, excused, excusing)
    • pardon verb (pardons, pardoned, pardoning)
    • give away verb (gives away, gave away, giving away)
    • misdeal verb (misdeals, misdealt, misdealing)
  4. to excuse
    extenuate; to excuse; to palliate; to smooth 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 verb (condones, condoned, condoning)
      • She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities1
    • excuse verb (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 verb (explains, explained, explaining)
      • Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again1
    • excuse verb (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 verb (exempts, exempted, exempting)
    • relieve verb (relieves, relieved, relieving)
    • excuse verb (excuses, excused, excusing)
      • Please excuse me from this class1
    • let off verb (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 verb, American (apologizes, apologized, apologizing)
    • justify verb (justifies, justified, justifying)
    • excuse verb (excuses, excused, excusing)
    • rationalize verb, American (rationalizes, rationalized, rationalizing)
      • rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior1
      • he rationalized his lack of success1
    • rationalise verb, British
    • apologise verb, British
  10. to excuse
    – accept an excuse for 1
    to excuse; to pardon
    – accept an excuse for 1
    • excuse verb (excuses, excused, excusing)
      • Please excuse my dirty hands1
    • pardon verb (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!
  3. excused
  4. excusing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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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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