excuses in English

noun

1

a reason or explanation put forward to defend or justify a fault or offense.

there can be no possible excuse for any further delay

synonyms: justification, defense, reason, explanation, mitigating circumstances, mitigation, vindication

2

a poor or inadequate example of.

that pathetic excuse for a man!

synonyms: travesty of, poor specimen of, apology for

verb

1

attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offense); seek to defend or justify.

he did nothing to hide or excuse Jacob's cruelty

synonyms: justify, defend, condone, vindicate, forgive, overlook, disregard, ignore, tolerate, sanction

2

release (someone) from a duty or requirement.

it will not be possible to excuse you from jury duty

synonyms: let off, release, relieve, exempt, absolve, free

noun

justification, defense, reason, explanation, mitigating circumstances, mitigation, vindication
pretext, ostensible reason, pretense, story, alibi
travesty of, poor specimen of, apology for
exculpation, self-justification, alibi
apology

verb

forgive, justify, let off, pardon, condone, relieve, beg off, explain
forgive, pardon, absolve, exonerate, acquit, let someone off (the hook), exculpate
justify, defend, condone, vindicate, forgive, overlook, disregard, ignore, tolerate, sanction
let off, release, relieve, exempt, absolve, free
justify, apologize, rationalize
pardon
condone
relieve, let off, exempt
beg off
explain

Use "excuses" in a sentence

1. No excuses.

2. No excuses!

3. Don't make excuses.

4. Save your excuses, please.

5. Don't give any excuses.

6. Conscience ‘Accuses’ or ‘Excuses’

7. Don't make excuses for me.

8. I don't want excuses, Doctor!

9. Idle folks lack no excuses.

10. Feeble story, just making excuses.

11. And you can't publish excuses."

12. Bad excuses are worse than none.

13. They are excuses, ladies and gentlemen.

14. I am hearing excuses, not solutions.

15. Don't be fobbed off with excuses.

16. He is adroit at making excuses.

17. Nobody wants your condolences or your excuses.

18. People use many excuses for being dishonest.

19. When pressed, he would make shameless excuses.

20. There's no excuses and I'm so sorry.

21. 27 She made all the usual excuses.

22. He was trying to give puerile excuses.

23. Excuses That Are Not Acceptable to God

24. D'Arquebus Senior's pedantic excuses made no sense.

25. Darling, don't waste any more time with excuses.

26. These excuses are as old as the hills.

27. You don't have to make excuses for her .

28. He has invented innumerable excuses, told endless lies.

29. But they all alike began to make excuses.

30. I can give you a number of excuses.

31. Ignorance of the law excuses no man. 

32. The excuses you gave reflect disappointingly on you.

33. The record discloses no excuses for this man.

34. She listened with infinite patience to his excuses.

35. I don't want to hear your lame excuses.

36. Lame excuses are sort of an occupational hazard.

37. He gave a series of increasingly implausible excuses.

38. Never rationalize, make excuses, or otherwise fail to respond.

39. She's very ingenious when it comes to finding excuses.

40. 4 He tried to justify his thievery with excuses.

41. 18 But they all alike began to make excuses.

42. There are only so many excuses for 3D shooters.

43. Ignorance of the law excuses no man [one]. 

44. Je vous fais mes excuses pour ma demande brusque?

45. God says you look for excuses to be alone.

46. It was painful to listen to his pathetic excuses.

47. He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.

48. I've heard some excuses, but this really takes the biscuit!

49. We are going to have to work on your excuses.

50. Don't let him fob you off with any more excuses.