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excusable

/ɪkˈskjuːzəbəl/
ex · cus · a · ble
Adverb:excusably
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excusable Lexical Profile

excusable Game Scores & Validity

• adjective

1

Capable of being forgiven, justified, or overlooked as an understandable fault or error.

Example

"Given the severe traffic delays across the city, her arriving ten minutes late to the seminar was entirely excusable."

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• Rhymes for excusable

• Nearby Words

excruciating
excruciatingly
excursion
excusable
excusably
excusal
excuse

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French excusable and directly from Latin excusabilis ('that may be excused'), derived from excusare ('to release from a charge').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Excusable. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/excusable
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