Meanings
adjectiveexcusable (comparative more excusable, superlative most excusable)
comparative more excusable · superlative most excusable
- Possible to excuse; worthy of being excused.
excusable reason
Synonyms: forgivable, pardonable, venial
- specificallylawDescribing an illegal act that was committed involuntarily, for example under false information or because of a faulty device. Distinguished from justifiable, describing an illegal act that was intentional but justified for other reasons.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePossible to excuse; worthy of being excused.
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More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveeasily excused or forgiven
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Origin
- Latinexcusabilis
- Old Frenchescusable
- Englishexcusable
From Old French escusable, from Latin excusabilis.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian извиним, простим
- извиним (izvinim)possible to excuse
- простим (prostim)possible to excuse
Catalan excusable
- excusablepossible to excuse
Czech omluvitelný
- omluvitelnýpossible to excuse
French excusable
- excusablepossible to excuse
Italian scusabile
- scusabilepossible to excuse
Persian معذور
- معذور (ma'zur)possible to excuse
Polish wybaczalny
- wybaczalnypossible to excuse
Portuguese escusável, perdoável
- escusávelpossible to excuse
- perdoávelpossible to excuse
Spanish excusable
- excusablepossible to excuse
Thai น่าให้อภัย
- น่าให้อภัยpossible to excuse
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“excusable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excusable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “excusable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excusable.
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