excusable C2 Topic:Law & Government US /ɪksˈkjuːzəbəl/ See IPA manual Freq #70591 Meanings 1 adj Possible to excuse; worthy of being excused. Excusable reason. 2 adj easily excused or forgiven 3 adj capable of being overlooked 4 adj Describing 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · possible to excuse; worthy... forgivablepardonablevenial 2 adj · easily excused or forgiven forgivablevenial ↔ Opposites inexcusable Word family Forms excusably Derived forms excusablenessexcusablynonexcusableunexcusable Etymology From Old French escusable, from Latin excusabilis. Topics Law & Government External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # excusable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪksˈkjuːzəbəl/ **Frequency rank:** 70591 ## Meanings 1. Possible to excuse; worthy of being excused. 2. easily excused or forgiven 3. capable of being overlooked 4. Describing 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. ## Examples - Excusable reason. ## Antonyms - inexcusable ## Derived Forms - excusableness - excusably - nonexcusable - unexcusable ## Etymology From Old French escusable, from Latin excusabilis. ## Topics - Law & Government markdown