Excuse
nounɪkskjus
Noun
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
“he kept finding excuses to stay”
Type of:DefenseDefenceVindicationa poor example
“a poor excuse for an automobile”
Similar:ApologyType of:IllustrationRepresentativeExamplea note explaining an absence
“he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him”
Type of:LineNoteBillet
Verb
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
“excuse someone's behavior”
Similar:CondoneType of:Forgiveserve as a reason or cause or justification of
“Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work”
Similar:ExplainType of:VindicateJustifyaccept an excuse for
“Please excuse my dirty hands”
Similar:PardonType of:Forgivegrant exemption or release to
“Please excuse me from this class”
ask for permission to be released from an engagement
Type of:QuestBespeakRequestdefend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
Type of:SupportDefend
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA