Thesaurus / excuse
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One of the simplest of these childish tricks is the invention of an excuse for not instantly obeying a command, as "Come here!"
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYCould he be conscious of all this, and not excuse the unsteady youth—accuse himself?
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSI must admit that there is some excuse for you; the pearl of Andalusia is undoubtedly ravissante.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, VOLUME 60, NO. 372, OCTOBER 1846VARIOUS"A woman's particular reason is a man's feeble excuse," murmured Sir Lucien rudely.
DOPESAX ROHMERNow she knew why her expected guest had not come last night, or remembered to send an excuse.
ROSEMARY IN SEARCH OF A FATHERC. N. WILLIAMSONRelations became so strained that Bonaparte was soon glad to seize on any excuse to dismiss Lannes from his post.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONYou'll excuse my asking, but do you never talk to each other except through the medium of a third person?
FIRST PLAYSA. A. MILNEHe doubted if Janet would accept any excuse—forgetting that Edna had offered none.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINIn a second letter of excuse, on December 4, Edward testifies emphatically to his continued fidelity.
KING ROBERT THE BRUCEA. F. MURISONHer husband seemed to her now like a person whom she had married without love as an excuse.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINWORDS RELATED TO EXCUSE
- abates
- allays
- alleviates
- appeases
- assuages
- breaks
- brightens
- calms
- comforts
- consoles
- cures
- decreases
- diminishes
- diverts
- dulls
- eases
- frees
- interrupts
- lightens
- mitigates
- moderates
- mollifies
- palliates
- qualifies
- quiets
- relaxes
- salves
- slackens
- softens
- solaces
- soothes
- subdues
- takes load off one's chest
- takes load off one's mind
- tempers
- varies
- abate
- absolve
- alleviate
- amnesty
- cancel
- condone
- decrease
- defer
- delay
- desist
- diminish
- dwindle
- ease up
- excuse
- exonerate
- fall away
- forbear
- forgive
- halt
- hold off
- hold up
- intermit
- mitigate
- moderate
- modify
- modulate
- pardon
- prorogue
- put off
- reduce
- relax
- release
- repeal
- reprieve
- rescind
- respite
- shelve
- sink
- slack
- slacken
- soften
- stay
- suspend
- wane
- weaken
- abated
- absolved
- alleviated
- amnestied
- canceled
- condoned
- decreased
- deferred
- delayed
- desisted
- diminished
- dwindled
- eased up
- excused
- exonerated
- fell away
- forbore
- forgave
- halted
- held off
- held up
- intermited
- mitigated
- moderated
- modified
- modulated
- pardoned
- prorogued
- put off
- reduced
- relaxed
- released
- repealed
- reprieved
- rescinded
- respited
- sank
- shelved
- slacked
- slackened
- softened
- stayed
- suspended
- waned
- weakened
- absolve
- bail out
- be lenient
- be merciful
- discharge
- dispense
- excuse
- exempt
- forbear
- get off the hook
- get out of hock
- give a break
- give quarter to
- go easy on
- leave
- let go
- let off
- pardon
- pity
- privilege from
- pull out of the fire
- refrain from
- release
- relent
- relieve from
- save bacon
- save from
- save neck
- spring
- absolve
- acquit
- advocate
- argue
- assert
- bear out
- claim
- clear
- confute
- contend
- corroborate
- defend
- disculpate
- disprove
- do justice to
- establish
- exculpate
- excuse
- exonerate
- extenuate
- free
- free from blame
- guard
- justify
- maintain
- plead for
- protect
- prove
- rationalize
- refute
- rehabilitate
- second
- shield
- substantiate
- support
- uphold
- warrant
- whitewash
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