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

Patrick, who is divorced from Lindsay Clancy and has since remarried, was on the stand to start the day but was excused after emotional direct questioning about the day his children were killed. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 29 July 2026

His club and country teammate Rodrigo De Paul has also been excused for the same reason. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026

Mbekezeli Mbokazi and Hugo Cuypers have been excused from the exhibition match, too. — Alex Zietlow july 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2026

Cooper was excused from the team’s minicamp in June after being arrested twice earlier in the month following incidents involving his then-girlfriend. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 28 July 2026

His and his attorney were only in court for a couple of minutes before Superior Court Judge Alford Dempsey excused them both. — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 21 July 2026

There were two episodes where there was an a–hole, and that person was supposed to be there for a while, and they were excused. — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 21 July 2026

Plus, any money owed to the landlord must either be paid or excused with the agreement of the landlord. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

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