Definition

noun. 1 a reason offered to explain or ask for pardon for a fault; 2 a reason or explanation used to escape blame;
verb. to allow someone to leave

Example Sentence

I surmise from your excuses that you did not finish the assignment.

Synonyms

pardoned; exempted; allowed to leave

Antonyms

stayed; remained

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

excuses
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • bruce's
  • juices
  • looses
  • luce's
  • uses
  • bruises
  • chooses
  • cruises
  • cruz's
  • fuses
  • fuzes
  • guses
  • hughes's
  • loses
  • muses
  • news's
  • oozes
  • ruses
  • sousa's
  • souzas
  • uses

  • abuses
  • cabooses
  • excuses
  • induces
  • medusas
  • misuses
  • produces
  • reduces
  • reuses
  • abuses
  • accuses
  • amuses
  • confuses
  • diffuses
  • excuses
  • infuses
  • mahfouz's
  • misuses
  • refuses
  • reuses

  • disabuses
  • introduces
  • reproduces
  • tuscaloosa's

  • reintroduces
  • lollapaloozas