Nouns

(n)excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justificationa defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.“he kept finding excuses to stay”, “every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job”, “his transparent self-justification was unacceptable”
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(n)excusea note explaining an absence“he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him”
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(n)apology, excusea poor example“it was an apology for a meal”, “a poor excuse for an automobile”
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Verbs

(v)excuse, pardonaccept an excuse for“Please excuse my dirty hands”
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(v)excuse, relieve, let off, exemptgrant exemption or release to“Please excuse me from this class”
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(v)excuse, explainserve as a reason or cause or justification of“Your need to sleep late does not excuse your late arrival at work”, “Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again”
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(v)apologize, apologise, excuse, rationalize, rationalisedefend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning“rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior”, “he rationalized his lack of success”
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(v)excuse, beg offask for permission to be released from an engagement
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(v)excuse, condoneexcuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with“excuse someone's behavior”, “She condoned her husband's occasional infidelities”
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