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