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

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

The jury requested to be excused for the day hours after telling Judge William Sullivan that it was deadlocked and could not reach a unanimous decision. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

As Korean growth picks up, President Lee Jae Myung could be excused for thinking his job as an economic reformer is done. — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Observant Muslims pray five times daily, so students and employees sometimes need a space to pray – an accommodation that can be as simple as being excused briefly from class or work. — Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

So the Eagles can be excused for not getting very excited about winning a second straight division title. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

The abuse of women and girls has long been ignored, excused, protected and even turned into profit. — Jodi Bondi Norgaard, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026