excusing

ADJECTIVE

easy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flexible soft

WEAK

accommodating amenable benign biddable charitable clement compassionate compliant condoning deceivable deludable dupable easygoing exploitable fleeceable forbearing forgiving gentle gullible humoring indulgent kindly lax lenient liberal light merciful mild moderate mollycoddling naive pampering pardoning spoiling submissive susceptible sympathetic temperate tractable trusting unburdensome unoppressive unsuspicious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rigid stern unyielding

WEAK

demanding intolerant oppressive strict unpermissive

ADJECTIVE

lenient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

benign compassionate compliant forgiving indulgent sympathetic tolerant

WEAK

allowing amiable assuaging assuasive being big benignant charitable clement complaisant condoning easy easygoing emollient favoring forbearing gentle going easy on good-natured humoring kind kindly letting live with loving merciful mild mollycoddling obliging pampering pardoning permitting soft soft-shell softhearted sparing spoiling tender yielding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hateful merciless

WEAK

hard intolerant limiting restrictive rigorous severe

ADJECTIVE

tolerant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

forgiving humane lenient liberal permissive progressive receptive sympathetic

WEAK

advanced benevolent big broad broad-minded catholic charitable clement complaisant condoning easy on easy with fair forbearing free and easy indulgent kindhearted lax long-suffering magnanimous merciful patient radical soft sophisticated understanding unprejudiced wide

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conservative intolerant mean merciless unfriendly unsympathetic

WEAK

biased disapproving narrow-minded prejudiced

NOUN

defense

Synonyms

STRONG

answer apologetics apologia apology argument cleanup cop-out exculpation excuse exoneration extenuation jive plea rationalization rejoinder reply response retort return story vindication whitewash

WEAK

apologizing explaining fish story off-time song and dance

Antonyms

STRONG

charge indictment question request

WEAK

betrayal capitulation desertion flight surrender yielding

NOUN

exception

Synonyms

STRONGEST

omission

STRONG

barring debarment exclusion expulsion rejection repudiation reservation

WEAK

disallowment excepting noninclusion passing over

Antonyms

STRONG

acceptance allowance ratification

WEAK

admittal admittance inclusion normality regularity usualness

Example Sentences

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The film isn’t excusing these rough working conditions, but it’s not a puff piece, either.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

The agency has a history of excusing union supporters’ threats against workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Decrees excusing certain individuals from Mass are generally issued on much smaller scales, giving certain congregants a pass because of issues like illness or natural disasters, Hoover said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025

When Matt first emailed BBC News he said: "I used to be very pro-dog but now am ultra cautious and cynical about dog owners. I hate seeing dogs off lead and owners excusing it."

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

“I’m not excusing it. I’m just trying to explain what happened.”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

excusing

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