Antonyms for EXCUSE
ɪkˈskyuz; -ˈskyusex·cuse

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1. excusenoun

   Synonyms:
   pretext

2. excuseverb

   To forgive; to pardon.

   I excused him his transgressions.

   Synonyms:
   pretext

3. excuseverb

   Synonyms:
   unguilt, pardon, let pass, let off the hook, forgive

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1. excuse

   All these words express one's answer to a charge of wrong or error that is or might be made. Apology has undergone a remarkable change from its old sense of a valiant defense — as in Justin Martyr's Apologies for the Christian faith — to its present meaning of humble confession and concession. He who offers an apology admits himself, at least technically and seemingly, in the wrong. An apology is for what one has done or left undone; an excuse may be for what one proposes to do or leave undone as well; as, one sends beforehand his excuse for not accepting an invitation; if he should fail either to be present or to excuse himself, an apology would be in order. An excuse for a fault is an attempt at partial justification; as, one alleges haste as an excuse for carelessness. Confession is a full acknowledgment of wrong, generally of a grave wrong, with or without apology or excuse. Plea ranges in sense from a prayer for favor or pardon to an attempt at full vindication. Defense, exculpation, justification, and vindication are more properly antonyms than synonyms of apology in its modern sense, and should be so given, but for their connection with its historic usage. Compare CONFESS; DEFENSE.

   Antonyms:
   accusation, censure, charge, complaint, condemnation, imputation, injury, insult, offense, wrong

   Synonyms:
   acknowledgment, apology, confession, defense, exculpation, justification, plea, vindication

   Preposition:
   An apology to the guest for the oversight would be fitting.

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1. excuse

   Antonyms:
   charge, inculpate, condemn, sentence, exact, strain, accuse

   Synonyms:
   exculpate, absolve, pardon, forgive, overlook, condone, i emit, indulge, justify, vindicate, defend, acquit, mitigate, extenuate, release, exempt, exonerate

Matched Categories

1. • Forgive
   • Justify

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1. excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justificationnoun

   a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

   "he kept finding excuses to stay"; "every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job"; "his transparent self-justification was unacceptable"

   Synonyms:
   apology, excuse, exculpation, alibi, self-justification

2. excusenoun

   a note explaining an absence

   "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"

   Synonyms:
   apology, exculpation, alibi, self-justification

3. apology, excuseverb

   a poor example

   "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"

   Synonyms:
   apology, excuse, exculpation, apologia, alibi, self-justification

4. excuse, pardonverb

   accept an excuse for

   "Please excuse my dirty hands"

   Synonyms:
   relieve, rationalize, explain, let off, beg off, excuse, pardon, condone, apologise, exempt, rationalise, apologize, justify

5. excuse, relieve, let off, exemptverb

   grant exemption or release to

   "Please excuse me from this class"

   Synonyms:
   justify, condone, apologise, explain, relieve, unbosom, allay, rationalize, excuse, beg off, palliate, free, ease, let off, apologize, rationalise, assuage, alleviate, salve, remedy, salvage, take over, still, exempt, lighten, save, pardon

6. excuse, explainverb

   serve as a reason or cause or justification of

   "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"; "Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"

   Synonyms:
   relieve, rationalize, explain, explicate, let off, beg off, excuse, pardon, condone, apologise, exempt, rationalise, apologize, justify

7. apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationaliseverb

   defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

   "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"

   Synonyms:
   justify, condone, apologise, explain, relieve, prune, rationalize, excuse, beg off, vindicate, warrant, cut, let off, apologize, free, rationalise, exempt, absolve, pardon

8. excuse, beg offverb

   ask for permission to be released from an engagement

   Synonyms:
   relieve, rationalize, explain, let off, beg off, excuse, pardon, condone, apologise, exempt, rationalise, apologize, justify

9. excuse, condoneverb

   excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with

   "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"

   Synonyms:
   relieve, rationalize, explain, let off, beg off, excuse, pardon, condone, apologise, exempt, rationalise, apologize, justify

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1. excusenoun

   Synonyms:
   justification, apology, plea, exoneration, palliation, extenuation, pardon, subterfuge, evasion, pretext, makeshift

2. excuseverb

   Synonyms:
   absolve, forgive, pardon, exonerate, palliate, justify, extenuate, acquit, exculpate, release

How to use EXCUSE in a sentence?

1. James Cordwell:

   Atlantic Equities kind of raises question around whether there are a number of dormant subscribers in the space, i suppose the credibility of Netflix's excuse will be dependent on whether we hear more about this issue across earnings.

2. Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee:

   What's really happening here is that Washington politicians are using the crisis in Flint as an excuse to funnel taxpayer money to their own home states, and trying to sneak it through the Senate without proper debate and amendment, i respectfully object.

3. Richard Nephew:

   The real problem is does this stop these countries and the companies from their work to render the Arak and Fordow facilities safer? if it causes them to stop that work and gives Iran an excuse to restart Fordow or to rebuild Arak as a plutonium-production reactor, then we will have done real damage to our nonproliferation objectives.

4. Liu Bingjiang:

   Similarly, the economic situation cannot be used as an excuse, for those who failed to meet the targets, we will hold them accountable publicly and local governments will need to come out with detailed punishment measures.

5. Mario Van Peebles:

   History is written by the winners. The books say the Indians were bad guys and the whites just needed a little land. It's like, Excuse me, let me take your car. I'm discovering it. I'm putting my flag on your windshield.

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