Excused — synonyms, definition

1. excused (a)

absolved acquitted clear exonerated innocent irreproachable vindicated

2. excused (Adjective)

excused (Adjective) — Granted exemption. ex. "one of the excused jurors planned to write a book"

3. excused (Verb)

apologised apologized begged off condoned exempted explained justified let off pardoned rationalised rationalized relieved

excused (Verb) — Accept an excuse for. ex. "Please excuse my dirty hands"

excused (Verb) — Grant exemption or release to. ex. "Please excuse me from this class"

excused (Verb) — Serve as a reason, cause or justification of. ex. "Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work"

excused (Verb) — Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning. ex. "excuse the child's seemingly crazy behaviour"

excused (Verb) — Ask for permission to be released from an engagement.

excused (Verb) — Excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with. ex. "excuse someone's behaviour"

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