Synonym: absolve, alibi, forgive, pardon, reason. Antonym: blame. Similar words: excuse me, accuse, focus on, custody, discuss, the accused, customer, accusation. Meaning: [ɪk'skjuːz] 
n. 1. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. 2. a note explaining an absence 3. a poor example. v. 1. accept an excuse for 2. grant exemption or release to 3. serve as a reason or cause or justification of 4. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning 5. ask for permission to be released from an engagement 6. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with.
n. 1. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. 2. a note explaining an absence 3. a poor example. v. 1. accept an excuse for 2. grant exemption or release to 3. serve as a reason or cause or justification of 4. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning 5. ask for permission to be released from an engagement 6. excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with. 
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211. She made some feeble excuse about the car having broken down.
212. There's no excuse for such foolhardiness-you could have been killed.
213. A conservatory offers the perfect excuse to let your imagination run riot.
214. The conference is an excellent excuse for a few days' holiday by the sea.
215. She seized on every excuse to avoid doing the work.
216. Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the post office?
217. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm a very busy man.
218. Please excuse me, but there is something I must say.
219. Delivering the stuff for Rodney gave me an excuse to take the car.
220. Illness was used as an excuse so the defendant could avoid trial.
221. My reading of the situation is that John wanted any excuse to resign.
222. I'm not satisfied with his excuse - not by any manner of means.
223. He tried to palm me off with some excuse about the bus being late.
224. He used the bad weather as an excuse for not coming.
225. I'm trying to find an excuse for missing the office party.
226. Not surprisingly,(sentencedict.com) this excuse was too much for them to swallow.
227. Mary is so credulous that she may readily accept any excuse you make.
228. If you'll excuse me, I must go and mingle .
229. When I asked him why he was late, he gave me some flimsy excuse about having car trouble.
230. Excuse me, Miss, could you tell me the way to the station?
231. She had the crust to ask me for an excuse.
232. If I can think of some excuse to wangle my way out of going tonight I will do!
233. Excuse me(Sentencedict.com), but I don't think that statement is quite true.
234. If we respond with violence, we'll be playing into their hands, giving them an excuse for a fight.
235. He made up a rather lame excuse for the work being late.
236. They were looking for any excuse to start a fight.
237. Please excuse the mess.
238. Excuse me, guv, could you spare an old man the price of a cup of tea?
239. Ignorance of a law does not excuse a man for violating it.
240. I'd like an excuse to get rid of him for good and all.
More similar words: excuse me, accuse, focus on, custody, discuss, the accused, customer, accusation, discussion, excess, except, exceed, excited, exclude, except for, exchange, exciting, excluding, excessive, exception, excellent, exclusive, excitement, in excess of, exclusively, excruciating, in exchange for.