EXCUSABLY Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

excusably

adverb

Definition of excusably

as in justifiably

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The prettiest man in football landed a nasty elbow to Ireland’s Dara O’ Shea and was justifiably handed a red card.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
The Seasnake, who has lost his wife and his heir to her war, is justifiably livid.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026

Definition of justifiably

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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
Each branch of government derives its authority from the trust placed in it by the People, and Congress has validly determined that this Act helps to maintain that trust by shining some light on the activities of the President and his aides.

— Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 20 May 2026

Definition of validly

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Patients depend on the agency to evaluate therapies rigorously and fairly; innovators depend on predictable regulatory pathways; and investors depend on confidence that scientific evidence will guide decision-making.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 14 July 2026
The issue appeared to be fairly bipartisan as well, with Democrats backing the idea by a margin of 37 percentage points and Republicans supporting it by a margin of 13.

— Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Definition of fairly

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But we’ve been pleasantly surprised by the number of studios, mini-majors and independent producers that continue to reach out [and] a lot of repeat clients of course, that continue to do their thing.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
But Killing Daddy definitely wins out for being both weirdly perverse and pleasantly succinct.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Definition of pleasantly

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The mantra heading into second-quarter results is that another display of stupendous growth of 24% over a year earlier makes equities appear quite reasonably priced.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 14 July 2026
Healthspan is the stretch of life spent reasonably free of disabling disease, pain and serious limitation, according to Harvard Health.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Definition of reasonably

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