excuse Synonyms - page 3

compliance account accounting acquittal acquittance advocation amnesty apologetics apologizing apologies aptness authorization basis befalling cause clemency excusing excuseless fudging gloze grandfather immunity indulgence justified justifying justify legitimize leniency let-off liberalizer loophole motive osteogenesis freeing free excuser exemption exenterate exonerated exonerate exoneration exorbitancy expiate explaining extenuating extenuate extenuation extenuatory forbearance forgiving