excuse
Definitions
Noun
- A defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
- A note explaining an absence
- A poor example
Verb
- Accept an excuse for
- Grant exemption or release to
- Serve as a reason or cause or justification of
- Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- Ask for permission to be released from an engagement
- Excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
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Words that contain the term "excuse".
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "excuse".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | because | 2 | 883 |
| 2 | exclusive | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | execute | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | exclude | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | excise | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | excused | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | excuses | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | recluse | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | excusable | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | excised | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | excel | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | recuse | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | recused | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | excises | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | exclusives | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | reuse | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | nexus | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | meuse | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | lexus | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | exude | 2 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
“I’d be miserable” – Stephen Curry said Timberwolves used golf as an excuse not to draft thim
Mar 15, 2026 Basketball Network
Mar 15, 2026 Basketball Network
Will AI take Australian jobs, or is it just an excuse for corporate restructure?
Mar 14, 2026 The Guardian
Mar 14, 2026 The Guardian
‘Coffee is just the excuse’: the deaf-run cafe where hearing people sign to order
Feb 1, 2026 The Guardian
Feb 1, 2026 The Guardian