EXCUSED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

excused

verb

past tense of excuse

as in ignored

to dismiss as of little importance more often than not, voters are willing to excuse a candidate's youthful indiscretion

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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

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as in explained

to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses he's always excusing his chronic lying by claiming that everybody lies

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Recent Examples of excused But my mother’s brother conveniently excused himself to the bathroom, while my aunt and other uncle turned to talk to each other. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 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

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The South's military made a proposal for similar talks in November that the North ignored.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Haredi groups have held public protests, and many have ignored draft notices.

— Hannah Ridge, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of ignored

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The song delivered on the hype produced by The X Factor, and justified the screams that One Direction had already invited with their performances of cover songs.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2026
Investors are worried about whether their high prices are justified.

— Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of justified

Verb

Smith also explained what would happen if a legal challenge ultimately failed, including continuity arrangements with European partners and backup copies of Microsoft’s code held in Switzerland.

— Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Longini explained that climate change is increasing mosquito populations and lengthening their active seasons, contributing to dengue’s spread globally.

— Alex DeLuca, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of explained

Verb

The service Employees are beautiful, plentiful and delightful, with a high staff-to-resident ratio that keeps guests from feeling overlooked, although communication between departments could be better.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
One reason why the shop floor has been overlooked is because the enterprise software industry has focused most heavily on developing digital transformation solutions for corporate functions that are very similar from one company to the next.

— Naveen Poonian, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of overlooked

Verb

The Louisiana Board of Pardons and Committee on Parole recommended Tyler be pardoned three times.

— Sea Stachura, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
Another item removed was a campaign poster of Carlos Pizarro, a former leader of the M-19, a guerrilla movement that signed a peace agreement with the government in March 1989, in which its leaders were pardoned for kidnappings and other war crimes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of pardoned

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