Synonyms of excused

excused

verb

past tense of excuse

1

as in ignored

to dismiss as of little importance

more often than not, voters are willing to excuse a candidate's youthful indiscretion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ignored
• overlooked
• justified
• explained
• pardoned
• disregarded
• condoned
• forgave
• discounted
• remitted
• brushed (aside or off)
• blinked (at)
• whitewashed
• winked (at)
• passed over
• papered over
• rationalized
• forgave and forgot
• glossed (over)
• overpassed
• shrugged off
• absolved
• waived
• exculpated
• exonerated
• acquitted
• glozed (over)
• vindicated
• closed one's eyes to
• cleared
• waved (aside or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• noted
• marked
• objected (to)
• heeded
• minded

2

as in justified

to be an acceptable reason for

having a female passenger in labor will generally excuse a little disregard for the speed limit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• justified
• explained
• rationalized
• ignored
• accounted (for)
• condoned
• alibied
• pardoned
• forgave
• brushed (aside or off)
• explained away
• winked (at)
• disregarded
• passed over
• remitted
• glossed (over)
• shrugged off
• glozed (over)

3

as in explained

to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses

he's always excusing his chronic lying by claiming that everybody lies

Synonyms & Similar Words

• justified
• explained
• palliated
• whitewashed
• extenuated
• explained away
• deodorized
• confessed
• apologized
• glossed (over)
• rationalized
• minimized
• atoned
• glozed (over)
• mitigated
• accounted (for)
• absolved
• varnished
• alleviated
• lessened
• tempered
• exonerated
• acquitted
• vindicated
• softened
• moderated
• eased
• lightened
• sugarcoated
• exculpated
• played down
• soft-pedaled
• cleared

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of excused

Medellín excused herself and headed across the street — there was more fiesta to enjoy. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Feeling overwhelmed, Martinez excused herself to the bathroom to collect her thoughts. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

The grand juror was subsequently excused from the proceedings. — ABC News, 1 July 2026

Crypto cannot be excused from the responsibilities that banks and other financial service providers must meet. — Richard Nephew, Fortune, 2 July 2026

Leadership matters, and so does the recognition that terrorism should never be excused or tolerated. — Anne Neuberger, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

Even if the Los Angeles Sparks are excused, since not all of the players received their ballots in time, that’s still 50 percent participation across the other 14 teams. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 7 July 2026

One ticket that was excused last year came after Detroit resident Jahdante Smith emailed a complaint to city officials in July with a video showing a cloud of dust blowing near the facility. — Jena Brooker, ProPublica, 6 July 2026

Judge John Wilson Weeks excused the jury after this portion of Garcia’s testimony to allow prosecutors to set up for the admission of video evidence taken from security cameras in King’s office. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026