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

Later on Tuesday morning, the district announced that all after-school activities were canceled and that any student absences would be excused. — Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026

Too Simple More than 12 years on from the introduction of the first Marshall Stanmore speaker, you’d be excused for thinking the new Stanmore IV was the original. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026

Rian's mother excused herself for a moment and chased the boys out the back door with the end of her broom. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Students who are absent due to flooding or weather conditions will be excused, and bus riders should expect delays. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026

But my mother’s brother conveniently excused himself to the bathroom, while my aunt and other uncle turned to talk to each other. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Ovitz, meanwhile, asked to be excused from further questioning on the grounds that Ormond’s lawyers were trying to harass him with irrelevant questions. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

These departures would have probably been excused had the show captured the imagination of the audience. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 26 Sep. 2026

Senior quarterback Dante Moore was nowhere to be found during media availability following the Ducks' loss on the road, which was noticed by every reporter in the room, but according to head coach Dan Lanning, his absence was excused. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026