as in justifiable
worthy of forgiveness
an excusable minor error
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of excusable
The time when teachers gain popularity points for airing local team’s games, and kindly bosses understand that Thursday is an excusable sick day.
—
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Mar. 2026
Some experts believe there are instances where the practice is excusable.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 9 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Mar. 2026
Some experts believe there are instances where the practice is excusable.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 9 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
-
One can also expect changes on the blue line, with mainstays Luke Mittelstadt and Cal Thomas graduating, and justifiable concerns about a porous back end that was clearly a weak spot last season.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
-
Although its military occupation by Indian troops in December 1961 raised a furor in many Western countries, in the hindsight of history, Nehru’s action is justifiable.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
-
All this might be forgivable if the secretary were not conspicuously incompetent.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
-
Maybe if Monroe and Withers had any chemistry, Reminders of Him would be more forgivable.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
-
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
-
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
Cite this Entry
“Excusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excusable. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
