Definition of excuse | What does excuse mean?
What is the definition of the word EXCUSE?
Here is a list of definitions for excuse.
- 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"
- a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"
- a poor example; "it was an apology for a meal"; "a poor excuse for an automobile"
What are the verbs of the word EXCUSE?
Here is a list of definitions for excuse.
- accept an excuse for; "Please excuse my dirty hands"
- grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"
- 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"
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
- ask for permission to be released from an engagement
- excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with; "excuse someone's behavior"; "She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities"
What are the synonyms of the word EXCUSE?
What is another word for EXCUSE?. Here is a list of synonyms for EXCUSE
- EXCUSE
- ALIBI
- EXCULPATION
- SELF-JUSTIFICATION
- APOLOGY
- PARDON
- RELIEVE
- LET OFF
- EXEMPT
- EXPLAIN
- APOLOGIZE
- APOLOGISE
- RATIONALIZE
- RATIONALISE
- BEG OFF
- CONDONE
Words beginning with EXCUSE?
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In which dictionaries does the word excuse exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes