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Synonyms for extenuating
ex·ten·u·at·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
extenuatingadjective
partially excusing or justifying
"extenuating circumstances"
Antonyms:
inculpative, inculpatory
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "extenuating":
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#25429 | mitigating | |
#56333 | extenuating | |
#110198 | attenuating |
How to use extenuating in a sentence?
Vanishing delivery vehicles could extend military and civilian operational capabilities in extenuating circumstances where currently there is no means to provide additional support.
On December 13, we requested the minimum sentence allowed by law and discussed with the court the statutory procedure permitting the court to reconsider its sentence in an exceptional case involving unusual and extenuating circumstances.
In Alabama, at a state level, a person's right to health care -- in this case abortion -- has been lost, the right to make life-changing decisions about pregnancy has been taken away from pregnant people even in extenuating cases of rape, incest, or risk to the life of a woman.
It is high, but the prosecutors obviously felt there were extenuating circumstances that justified the enhancements.
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- atténuanteFrench
- हल्का करने वालीHindi
- giảm nhẹVietnamese
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