Excuse synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
To give up, stop succumbing to (a negative emotion etc.).
grant absolution
To free from an obligation or duty
pretense (related)
A claim, esp. an unsupported one, as to some distinction or accomplishment; pretension
Exonerate is defined as to relieve someone of a duty, or prove innocent.
(Archaic) To bewitch by looking at
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To make (a business or process, for example) more efficient, as by reducing costs or introducing modern methods.
Subterfuge is defined as a plan or action to hide what you’re doing.
To cancel or not exact penalty for (an offense); forgive
The definition of forgive is to let go of anger, blame or resentment towards someone and return to friendly relations.
To format (a paragraph, for example) so that the lines of text begin and end evenly at a straight margin.
To undergo or cause the release of stored energy or electric charge, as from a battery or capacitor.
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To lay claim to or establish possession of (something for oneself or another)
To operate or work (against)
To mitigate or lessen.
In criminal law, to clear a person, to release or set him free, or to discharge him from an accusation of committing a criminal offense after a judicial finding that he is not guilty of the crime or after the court or prosecution determines that the case should not continue after the criminal trial has started. See also autrefois acquit and double jeopardy.
To overlook, forgive, or disregard (an offense) without protest or censure.
To bring relief to:
clear of
To free from an obligation or duty
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give as an excuse
To free from an obligation or duty
make allowances (for)
To free from an obligation or duty
make apologies for
To free from an obligation or duty
permit to leave
To free from an obligation or duty
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(Law) to clear of a charge, suspicion, or imputation
An acknowledgment of a personal error or fault.
right (related)
Right means correctly, completely, thoroughly or exactly.
The act of making excuses to justify one's actions or behavior.
make excuses for
To free from an obligation or duty
plead ignorance
To free from an obligation or duty
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explain (related)
An explanation offered to justify an action or make it better understood
An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).
An argument in support or justification of something.
The definition of a pretext is an excuse or a cover up for the truth.
An effective, clever or quick way of doing something.
apologize for
To free from an obligation or duty
To set free from confinement or bondage:
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Free means to release or let go.
To lessen the pain or severity of without actually curing; alleviate; ease
To clear of suspicion; to determine the innocence of another.
To hear the confession of and give absolution to (a penitent).
(Idiomatic) To ignore or disregard; to be indifferent.
To free from an obligation or duty
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grant remission
To free from an obligation or duty
remit a penalty for
To free from an obligation or duty
grant amnesty
To free from an obligation or duty
blot out one's sins
To free from an obligation or duty
expunge the record of
To free from an obligation or duty
provide with an alibi
To free from an obligation or duty
Serving as or containing a formal justification or defense:
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Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions
condonable
That can be condoned
Serving to make an excuse
Justifying; serving to uphold or vindicate
Capable of being pardoned.
Capable of being placated; readily pacified; forgiving
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(Roman Catholic Church) Minor, therefore warranting only temporal punishment.
Affording vindication; justifying.
The formal remission of sin imparted by a priest, as in the sacrament of penance.
The definition of an alibi is an excuse used by a person when they’re trying to avoid getting into trouble, so they say they were somewhere they weren’t.
The definition of amnesty is the act of releasing or protecting a person or persons from prosecution for wrongdoings.
The forgiveness, purposeful disregard, or tacit approval by a victim of another’s illegal or objectionable act, especially by treating the other person as if nothing happened.
The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution; often used of the distribution of good and evil by God to man, or more generically, of the acts and modes of his administration.
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A way of doing this; subterfuge
(Uncountable) The state of being disburdened or freed from a charge.
The act of extenuating or the state of being extenuated; the act of making thin, slender, or lean, or of palliating; diminishing, or lessening; palliation, as of a crime; mitigation, as of punishment.
A temporary or expedient substitute for something else:
The alleviation of a disease's symptoms without a cure; temporary relief.
A statement in defense or justification; excuse
Something that provokes; esp., a cause of resentment or irritation
Remission is forgiveness or the decrease in symptoms of a disease.
To win over; soothe the anger of; make friendly; placate
To engage in or be prepared to engage in battle to prevent (a population or area, for example) from being captured or occupied by an enemy.
(Intransitive, often followed by "in"): To yield to a temptation or desire.
From one state, as of composure, harmony, or agreement, into another, as of annoyance, discord, or disagreement
To prepare and give out (medicines).
To use or supply with restraint:
Sorrow over a person or thing gone, lost, etc.
The action of forgiving.
forgive-and-forget
make a case for
The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates; excuse.
(Intransitive) To express regret that a certain event has occurred.
(UK spelling) Alternative spelling of rationalize.
idiot (related)
good-reason (related)
insult (related)
To gloss over or conceal the faults or defects of; give a favorable interpretation of or a falsely virtuous appearance to
let off the hook
To free from an obligation or duty
let off easy
To free from an obligation or duty
let off scot-free
To free from an obligation or duty
To free from an obligation or duty
wipe-the-slate-clean
(Idiomatic) To make a fresh start, for example by forgetting about previous differences and disagreements.
take the rap for
To free from an obligation or duty
explanation (related)
Something that explains, makes understandable.
justification (related)
Something, such as a fact or circumstance, that justifies:
A favor or privilege
mistake (related)
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