as in justifiable
worthy of forgiveness
an excusable minor error
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Recent Examples of excusable
The time when teachers gain popularity points for airing local team’s games, and kindly bosses understand that Thursday is an excusable sick day.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Mar. 2026
Some experts believe there are instances where the practice is excusable.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 9 Mar. 2026
Tottenham are in a poor run of form and playing and coaching staff alike are feeling the pressure, so expressions of frustration are to some extent natural and excusable, but there’s a continued and underlying sense of ill-discipline plaguing Frank’s first season in charge.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Too many Republicans today seem to have a different idea, that bad behavior is excusable so long as the perpetrator is advancing their priorities.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Mar. 2026
Some experts believe there are instances where the practice is excusable.
—Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 9 Mar. 2026
Tottenham are in a poor run of form and playing and coaching staff alike are feeling the pressure, so expressions of frustration are to some extent natural and excusable, but there’s a continued and underlying sense of ill-discipline plaguing Frank’s first season in charge.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Too many Republicans today seem to have a different idea, that bad behavior is excusable so long as the perpetrator is advancing their priorities.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excusable
Adjective
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And there may be perfectly justifiable reasons.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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Fort Worth police have determined that an April 30 road rage shooting that killed a man in northwest Fort Worth was a justifiable homicide, according to online records.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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That’s forgivable, however, as it's based on the second book in the series, which only came out this past March, hence the wait time.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Philippas received an additional $750,000 forgivable loan back in 2024 to develop a new Smoque BBQ location across the street from Ovvio at 1132 Waukegan Road.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But in this instance, the breach is entirely pardonable, because these two men, Jun and Arthur, have just gotten married.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Aug. 2025
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All this is to say that any excesses of enthusiasm for Friday (and Thursday) might seem pardonable, although each day reached the thermal pinnacle of the 80s.—
Martin Weil,
Washington Post,
19 July 2024
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“Excusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excusable. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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