make allowances

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extenuate v.
justify v.

VERB

extenuate

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STRONG

decrease diminish downplay excuse justify minimize moderate palliate qualify reduce soften

Antonyms

STRONG

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase raise

VERB

justify

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STRONGEST

advocate condone confirm countenance defend explain favor maintain rationalize support sustain uphold validate vindicate warrant

STRONG

absolve acquit alibi approve assert brief claim clear contend crawl establish exculpate excuse exonerate legalize palliate pardon plead rebut square verify

WEAK

answer for apologize for argue for be answerable for bear out cop a plea do justice to make good show cause speak in favor stand up for

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STRONGEST

attack condemn contradict deny desert disapprove neglect oppose refuse reject veto

STRONG

accuse blame charge convict damn disagree disprove incriminate invalidate punish sentence

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make allowances

"As a rule, insurance firms won't make allowances for 'disinclination to travel'," Boland says.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Be aware that standard estate laws do not automatically consider rent as a mortgage contribution for a house they will eventually own, unless you explicitly structure your estate plan to make allowances for this.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 10, 2025

People make sense even when they aren’t sensible; but science, when it doesn’t, requires you to make allowances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2024

It would seem that his stern morality does not preclude him from being practical enough to make allowances when political power is at stake.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2023

One must make allowances for the years, and the speed with which babes-in-arms become boisterous ten-year-olds.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

make allowances

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