EXCUSABLY Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

excusably

adverb

Definition of excusably

as in justifiably

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Houston is probably going to win this division after justifiably firing its GM.

— Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Now essentially out of power, the public-health community has been justifiably alarmed by what’s happened over the past year.

— Craig Spencer, The Atlantic, 25 July 2026

Definition of justifiably

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Some of this is also validly driven by zoonotic and emerging diseases and is intended to keep our pets and us safe.

— Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 26 July 2026
The French Cour d’appel de Versailles determined that a child could claim against assets located in France even though the decedent had validly designated the succession laws of a foreign country that did not recognize forced heirship.

— Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Definition of validly

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Tuesday's data also showed that 92% of Americans had health insurance for some or all of the year, a near-historic high that has held fairly steady for the past decade.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
With Andersen now gone, Bussi and Kochetkov should share the crease fairly evenly this year.

— Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of fairly

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The interface is still pleasantly simple, even after replacing the WYSIWYG editor with a block editor.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
The Winny sneakers have also proved easy to wipe clean, pleasantly lightweight, and flexible enough to move with me without feeling flimsy.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of pleasantly

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Many users are unaware of the various ways that smart TVs can track the activity of people in the home, and many presume (and reasonably so) that the TV isn’t tracking anything if it’s not connected to the Internet.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
Turkey is also a reasonably desirable destination for players of a certain type.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of reasonably

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