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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241. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got work to do.
242. Her excuse didn't go down well; no one believed it.
243. We'll have to think of a pretty good excuse for being late.
244. Her standard excuse for being late was beginning to wear thin.
245. I had to cook up an excuse about my car breaking down.
246. You're not going to palm me off with that feeble excuse.
247. Her mother's illness provided her with an excuse to stay at home.
248. There was no excuse though when Thomas shot tamely wide from eight yards.
249. I made an excuse at the first possible moment, and got up to leave.
250. Once I had had a baby I had the perfect excuse to stay at home.
251. He would seize upon any excuse for his being late.
252. I have received nothing but excuse from you for weeks.
253. At the trial the soldiers made the excuse that they were only obeying orders.
254. It's a long time since I went out on the razzle - dazzle, but your birthday will be a wonderful excuse.
255. She had been casting around for a good excuse to go to New York.
256. I don't want to go tonight but I can't think up a good excuse.
257. He became moody and unreasonable, flailing out at Katherine at the slightest excuse.
258. I'll excuse you this time, but don't be late again.
259. He gave me some excuse but it was a load of bullshit.
260. Why get involved with that pathetic excuse for a human being?
261. He made up some excuse about his daughter being sick.
262. She's washing her hair? That sounds like a weak excuse !
263. That's a lame excuse.
264. She copped out of the parachute jump at the last minute with some feeble excuse.
265. Never have I had such a good excuse for wallowing in deep warm baths.
266. If you'll excuse me,(http://sentencedict.com/excuse.html) I need to spend a penny.
267. Excuse me, but I don't think that's what he meant at all.
268. If you'll excuse me, I have to make a telephone call.
269. Excuse me, but I'm afraid this is a no-smoking area.
270. Sleeping too long is a lame excuse for being late.
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.