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What is the adjective for excusing?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb excuse which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

excuseless
  1. Having no excuse; not admitting of excuse or apology.
excuseable
  1. Alternative form of excusable
excusatory
  1. serving to make an excuse
  2. Synonyms:
      3. self-justifying, defensive, apologetic, justificatory, explanatory, rationalising, rationalizing, extenuating, vindicating, self-protective, self-rationalizing, self-excusing … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The excusatory causes which are not real are such as are not grounded in what is just, although in the appearance of what is just.”
      “To this petition Jupiter's answer was excusatory, that all the places and offices of his house were bestowed.”
      “One sees a twinge of conscience in the clause in parentheses, as excusatory of themselves to posterity.”
excusable
  1. possible to excuse
  2. Synonyms:
      3. permissible, allowable, pardonable, justifiable, condonable, defensible, forgivable, understandable, reasonable, venial, tenable, plausible, vindicable, remissible, warrantable, minor, remittable, passable, slight, trivial, fair, okay, explainable, explicable, vindicatory, all right, not too bad, legitimate, admissible, tolerable, acceptable, proper, lawful, within accepted bounds, supportable, defendable, legit, permitted, allowed, sanctioned, approved, legal, licit, tolerated, kosher, sound, OK, authorized, in order, sustainable … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Why are Palestinians granted a license of bloodlust as an excusable remedy for their suffering?”
      “They carefully reflect a mix of motivations to these abuses, from the more excusable to the purely self-interested.”
      “Not excusable, but understandable considering the reputation the Liverpool fans had acquired.”
excused
  1. simple past tense and past participle of excuse
  2. Synonyms:
      3. condoned, forgave, forgiven, pardoned, acquitted, acquited, exonerated, absolved, exculpated, reprieved, extenuated, remitted, unguilted, shrived, shrove, shriven, made allowances for, let off, gave absolution, given absolution, granted amnesty, made excuses for, apologized for, passed over, took rap for, taken rap for, let off the hook, overlooked, ignored, disregarded, discounted, palliated, indulged, overpassed, deodorised, deodorized, brushed aside, brushed off, glossed over, glozed over, shrugged off, winked at, blinked at, papered over, let go, let pass, turned a blind eye to, turned a deaf ear to, pleaded ignorance, defended … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “After examining all the evidence, the jury declared the defendant excused, finding him completely innocent of the alleged crime.”
excusing
  1. present participle of excuse
  2. Synonyms:
      3. condoning, forgiving, pardoning, acquitting, acquiting, exonerating, absolving, exculpating, reprieving, extenuating, remitting, unguilting, shriving, making allowances for, letting off, giving absolution, granting amnesty, making excuses for, apologizing for, passing over, taking rap for, letting off the hook, overlooking, ignoring, disregarding, discounting, palliating, indulging, overpassing, deodorising, deodorizing, brushing aside, brushing off, glossing over, glozing over, shrugging off, winking at, blinking at, papering over, letting go, letting pass, turning a blind eye to, turning a deaf ear to, pleading ignorance, defending, justifying, rationalising, rationalizing, vindicating, explaining … more
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