Synonyms for excusable
ex·cus·able

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1. excusableadjective

   Antonyms:
   inexcusable

2. excusableadjective

   Antonyms:
   inexcusable

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1. excusable

   Venial (Latin venia, pardon) signifies capable of being pardoned, and, in common use, capable of being readily pardoned, easily overlooked. Aside from its technical ecclesiastical use, venial is always understood as marking some fault comparatively slight or trivial. A venial offense is one readily overlooked; a pardonable offense requires more serious consideration, but on deliberation is found to be susceptible of pardon. Excusable is scarcely applied to offenses, but to matters open to doubt or criticism rather than direct censure; so used, it often falls little short of justifiable; as, I think, under those circumstances, his action was excusable. Protestants do not recognize the distinction between venial and mortal sins. Venial must not be confounded with the very different word VENAL. Compare VENAL.

   Synonyms:
   pardonable, slight, trivial, venial

   Antonyms:
   inexcusable, inexpiable, mortal, unjustifiable, unpardonable

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1. excusable

   Synonyms:
   justifiable, venal, pardonable

   Antonyms:
   inexcusable, unpardonable

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1. excusableadjective

   capable of being overlooked

   Synonyms:
   forgivable, venial

   Antonyms:
   unwarrantable, inexcusable, insupportable, unjustifiable, unwarranted, unpardonable, indefensible

2. excusable, forgivable, venialadjective

   easily excused or forgiven

   "a venial error"

   Synonyms:
   forgivable, venial, minor

   Antonyms:
   unwarrantable, insupportable, unpardonable, unwarranted, unjustifiable, indefensible, inexcusable

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1. excusableadjective

   Synonyms:
   pardonable, venial

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1. excusableadjective

   Synonyms:
   venial, pardonable, justifiable

   Antonyms:
   inexcusable

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How to use excusable in a sentence?

1. Christian Cooper:

   I think I was just scared, when you're alone in the Ramble, you don't know what's happening. It's not excusable, it's not defensible.

2. Christian Cooper:

   I think I was just scared, when you're alone in the Central Park Ramble, you don't know what's happening. Central Park Ramble's not excusable, Central Park Ramble's not defensible.

3. St. John Baptist de La Salle, The Rules of Christian Manners and Civility (c. 1695):

   Children are guilty of unpardonable rudeness when they spit in the face of a companion; neither are they excusable who spit from windows or on walls or furniture.

4. Marvin Lewis:

   I'm aware that my comment on local radio last night was offensive to people of short stature and to their families and friends, it was thoughtless on my part to use the word I did, and not excusable, and I greatly regret it.

5. Charles Booker:

   It's not right. And we've seen in other parts of the country, it's not excusable at all, we are better than this. This is not what democracy is all about. It should be easy to have your voice heard.