Pale shadow of, apologize for, absolve, absolve, apologia, alibi, apology for, and mockery of are all synonyms for excuse. Punish, blame, and hold to are these antonyms of excuse. And here are another 79 synonyms for excuse.
Excuse Synonyms
1. defend
- Apologize for
- Blink at
- Condone
- Defend
- Disregard
- Explain (away)
- Forgive
- Ignore
- Indulge
- Justify
- Make a case for
- Make excuses for
- Mitigate
- Overlook
- Palliate
- Pass over
- Rationalize
- Sanction
- Tolerate
- Turn a blind eye to
- Turn a deaf ear to
- Vindicate
- Warrant
- Wink at
- Extenuate
2. absolve
- Absolve
- Acquit
- Exonerate
- Forgive
- Let someone off (the hook)
- Make allowances for
- Pardon
- Exculpate
3. relieve
- Absolve
- Exempt
- Free
- Let off
- Liberate
- Release
- Relieve
- Spare
- Dispense
4. defence
- Apologia
- Apology
- Argument
- Basis
- Call
- Cause
- Defence
- Explanation
- Extenuation
- Grounds
- Justification
- Mitigating circumstances
- Mitigation
- Palliation
- Reason
- Vindication
- Plea
5. pretence
- Alibi
- Cop-out
- Cover-up
- Evasion
- Fabrication
- Front
- Line
- Ostensible reason
- Pretence
- Pretext
- Story
- Get-out
6. mockery of
- Apology for
- Mockery of
- Pale shadow of
- Pitiful example of
- Poor specimen of
- Travesty of
- Poor imitation of