| NOUN | communication | excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justification | a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | excuse | a note explaining an absence | |
| cognition | excuse, apology | a poor example | |
| VERB | communication | excuse, pardon | accept an excuse for |
| communication | excuse, relieve, let off, exempt | grant exemption or release to | |
| communication | excuse, explain | serve as a reason / reason or cause or justification of | |
| communication | excuse, apologize, apologise, rationalize, rationalise | defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning | |
| communication | excuse, beg off | ask for permission to be released from an engagement | |
| communication | excuse, condone | excuse, overlook, or make allowances for |
| Sounds | ihkskyuw's; ihkskyuw'z | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abstruse ... Zeus: 40 rhymes with uws... | |
| abuse ... values: 47 rhymes with uwz... | ||
| Meaning | A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.. | |
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| Example | "he kept finding excuses to stay" | |
| Synonyms | alibi, exculpation, self-justification | |
| Narrower | extenuation, mitigation | A partial excuse to mitigate censure |
| Broader | defense, defence, vindication | The justification for some act or belief |
| Spanish | autojustificación, coartada, excusa | |
| Catalan | autojustificació, coartada, excusa | |
| Verbs | excuse | accept an excuse for |
| excuse | defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning | |
| excuse | excuse, overlook, or make allowances for | |
| excuse | serve as a reason / reason or cause or justification of | |
| Meaning | A note explaining an absence. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him" | |
| Broader | note, short letter, line, billet | A short / short personal letter |
| Verbs | excuse | grant exemption or release to |
| excuse | ask for permission to be released from an engagement | |
| Meaning | A poor example. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a poor excuse for an automobile" | |
| Synonym | apology | |
| Broader | example, illustration, instance, representative | An item of information that is typical of a class or group |
| Spanish | lamentable caso, lamentable ejemplo, mal ejemplo | |
| Meaning | Accept an excuse for. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Please excuse my dirty hands" | |
| Synonym | pardon | |
| Broader | forgive | stop blaming or grant forgiveness |
| Spanish | disculpar, excusar, indultar, perdonar | |
| Catalan | disculpar, dispensar, excusar, indultar, perdonar | |
| Nouns | excuse | a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. |
| Meaning | grant exemption or release to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Model | Sam cannot excuse Sue | |
| Example | "Please excuse me from this class" | |
| Synonyms | relieve, let off, exempt | |
| Narrower | frank | exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks |
| Broader | absolve, free | let off the hook |
| Spanish | dispensar, excusar, eximir, liberar | |
| Catalan | disculpar, dispensar, eximir | |
| Nouns | excuse | a note explaining an absence |
| Meaning | Serve as a reason / reason or cause or justification of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work" | |
| Synonym | explain | |
| Narrower | alibi | exonerate by means of an alibi |
| Broader | justify, vindicate | show to be right by providing justification or proof |
| Spanish | excusar, explicar | |
| Catalan | explicar | |
| Nouns | excuse | a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. |
| Meaning | defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | apologize, apologise, rationalize, rationalise | |
| Narrower | color, colour, gloss | Give a deceptive explanation or excuse for |
| extenuate, palliate, mitigate | lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of | |
| plead | offer as an excuse or plea | |
| Broader | defend, support, fend for | argue or speak in defense / defense of |
| Spanish | disculparse, disculpar, excusar, justificar, perdonar, racionalizar | |
| Catalan | apologitzar, excusar, justificar, perdonar | |
| Adjectives | excusatory | offering or expressing apology |
| Nouns | excuse | a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. |
| Meaning | ask for permission to be released from an engagement. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | beg off | |
| Broader | request, ask for, bespeak, call for, quest | Express the need or desire for |
| Spanish | disculparse, excusarse | |
| Nouns | excuse | a note explaining an absence |
| Meaning | excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "excuse someone's behavior" | |
| Synonym | condone | |
| Broader | forgive | stop blaming or grant forgiveness |
| Spanish | condonar, dispensar, excusar, perdonar | |
| Catalan | condonar, disculpar, dispensar, excusar, perdonar | |
| Nouns | excuse | a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. |
| excuser | a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense | |
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