EXCUSABLY Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

excusably

adverb

Definition of excusably

as in justifiably

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Adverb

As nice as the seasons have been for Christian Scott and Zac Thornton, the expectations for McLean are justifiably higher.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Cal’s power donors (justifiably) wanted out of the Justin Wilcox era because steady mediocrity and 20-13 slugfests were boring everyone to tears.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 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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Their districts should be fairly competitive and balanced, which gives teams opportunity, whether that’s competing for a district title, earning a postseason berth or making significant improvements.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Now that the event was Mackle-less, ticket prices had dropped dramatically, but the stadium was fairly full.

— Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of fairly

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September, despite a few days peaking into the triple digits, has been pleasantly mild so far across Central California, and that pattern is not going anywhere anytime soon.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
With the help of some strategic accessories, plus a few creative styling tips, prepare to be pleasantly surprised.

— Aemilia Madden, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of pleasantly

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For strategic answers, ask what the system would need to know before its advice could reasonably apply to you individually.

— Leo S. Lo, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Enough time has passed to reasonably expect a player drafted that high to be an NHL regular.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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