as in justifiable
worthy of forgiveness
an excusable minor error
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Recent Examples of excusable
Tottenham are in a poor run of form and playing and coaching staff alike are feeling the pressure, so expressions of frustration are to some extent natural and excusable, but there’s a continued and underlying sense of ill-discipline plaguing Frank’s first season in charge.
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Elias Burke, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Too many Republicans today seem to have a different idea, that bad behavior is excusable so long as the perpetrator is advancing their priorities.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
Elias Burke, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Too many Republicans today seem to have a different idea, that bad behavior is excusable so long as the perpetrator is advancing their priorities.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excusable
Adjective
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There is justifiable scepticism that this is a deliberate philosophical shift, but rather a reaction to injury and circumstance, combined with an attempt to generate some enthusiasm about an otherwise underwhelming set of players.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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That Utah rideshare driver, however, was justifiable more grouchy.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Some old-school joints use frozen or canned options year-round—a forgivable workaround when doused with enough garlic.—
Becky Duffett,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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These second mortgages are either repayable or forgivable after 42 months of on-time payments on the owner’s primary mortgage.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But in this instance, the breach is entirely pardonable, because these two men, Jun and Arthur, have just gotten married.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
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All this is to say that any excesses of enthusiasm for Friday (and Thursday) might seem pardonable, although each day reached the thermal pinnacle of the 80s.—
Martin Weil,
Washington Post,
19 July 2024
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“Excusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excusable. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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