REMITTABLE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

remittable

adjective

Definition of remittable

as in justifiable

worthy of forgiveness forgetting a doctor's appointment that was made months in advance is a remittable offense

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The tax revolt was a successful attempt by a small group of ideologues to capitalize on people’s justifiable anger at the cost-of-living crisis that followed the war in Vietnam, along with California’s runaway home prices.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
The valuation of Fernandez is entirely justifiable within the context of the huge fees paid by several Premier League clubs, and specifically City, for high-level central midfielders this summer.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of justifiable

Adjective

The assertion that an assault is excusable—or simply did not happen—because a perpetrator failed to recognize his victim strips women of their fundamental humanity.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026
The purpose of the Correspondents’ Dinner is often misunderstood, an excusable side-effect of the viral clips over the years that show sitting presidents roasting the media (and getting roasted by entertainers in return).

— Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Definition of excusable

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But in this instance, the breach is entirely pardonable, because these two men, Jun and Arthur, have just gotten married.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
All this is to say that any excesses of enthusiasm for Friday (and Thursday) might seem pardonable, although each day reached the thermal pinnacle of the 80s.

— Martin Weil, Washington Post, 19 July 2024

Definition of pardonable

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Ohio State’s loss is more forgivable and the odds to make the CFP reflect that.

— Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
His resistance toward the transfer portal would be more forgivable if Swinney was still landing top-five recruiting classes, but that isn't the reality anymore.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of forgivable

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