Excusable

/ɪkˈskjuːzəbl/
adjective

Able to be forgiven because of the circumstances.

Her late submission of the report is excusable given her recent illness.
Visual representation of "excusable" - Able to be forgiven because of the circumstances.

Often appears as...

  • excusable error
  • excusable negligence
adjective

Able to be forgiven because of the circumstances.

Her late submission of the report is excusable given her recent illness.
Visual representation of "excusable" - Able to be forgiven because of the circumstances.

Often appears as...

  • excusable error
  • excusable negligence
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Context Matters

Consider the situation to decide if something is excusable. Context like illness or accidents often validates the excuse.

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His absence from the meeting was excusable due to a family emergency.
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Severity Levels

Not all mistakes are excusable. More serious ones might not be forgivable, even with good reasons.

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Cheating on the test is not excusable, unlike arriving late.
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Temporary Acceptance

'Excusable' suggests a one-time forgiveness. It may not apply if the behavior repeats.

Illustration for Temporary Acceptance
Forgetting your homework once is excusable, but don't make it a habit.
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you just make every day you'll see world could a day I guarantee if there was a world could a day we wouldn't find one on this property so one two three four I think they're actually six of them it's excusable the one on the left is being

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Safari Live - Day 206 PIPE...

you just make every day you'll see world could a day I guarantee if there was a world could a day we wouldn't find one on this property so one two three four I think they're actually six of them it's excusable the one on the left is being

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Quote examples

Ambrose Bierce

American Journalist

There are four kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.
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Robert Fripp

English Musician

A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.
Portrait of Robert Fripp

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Ambrose Bierce

American Journalist

There are four kinds of Homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy.
Portrait of Ambrose Bierce

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Robert Fripp

English Musician

A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.
Portrait of Robert Fripp
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