excusing
Definitions
Verb
- Accept an excuse for
- Grant exemption or release to
- Serve as a reason or cause or justification of
- Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- Ask for permission to be released from an engagement
- Excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "excusing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | extending | 3 | 29 |
| 2 | expanding | 3 | 28 |
| 3 | expressing | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | expecting | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | excluding | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | explaining | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | embarrassing | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | negotiating | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | examining | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | exploding | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | exhibiting | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | exploring | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | exclaiming | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | exchanging | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | delineating | 5 | 2 |
| 16 | enveloping | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | resembling | 4 | 2 |
| 18 | disbelieving | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | disquieting | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | distracting | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | embezzling | 4 | 1 |
| 22 | exporting | 3 | 1 |
| 23 | expounding | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | extruding | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | recuperating | 5 | 1 |
| 26 | retaliating | 5 | 1 |
| 27 | decelerating | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | degenerating | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | deliberating | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | destructing | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | disapproving | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | disengaging | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | disfiguring | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | dismembering | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | disparaging | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | dispiriting | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | elaborating | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | emaciating | 5 | 0 |
| 39 | evaporating | 5 | 0 |
| 40 | exempting | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | expensing | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | mishandling | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | mislabeling | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | mismanaging | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | misspending | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | mistrusting | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | reverberating | 5 | 0 |
| 48 | sequestering | 4 | 0 |
| 49 | withstanding | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "excusing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | using | 2 | 145 |
| 2 | causing | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | excluding | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | cursing | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | exclusion | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | securing | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | exercising | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | exhausting | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | excursion | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | excursions | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | executing | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | refocusing | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | exclusions | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | recusing | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | reusing | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | exuding | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | cussing | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | cushing | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | encrusting | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | cuing | 2 | 0 |
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "excusing".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 49
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
Jews on the Right and Left Must Stop Excusing and Start Challenging Anti-Semitism Among Their Political Allies
Jan 23, 2017 Tablet Magazine
Jan 23, 2017 Tablet Magazine
Tom Brady Sparks Major Controversy After Making Concerning Comment Seemingly Excusing Animal Abuse
Sep 22, 2025 Yahoo Sports
Sep 22, 2025 Yahoo Sports
Republicans must stop excusing the president’s demeaning language
Nov 22, 2025 Orange County Register
Nov 22, 2025 Orange County Register
Church leaders excusing Elder Holland from assignments to seek medical treatment
Mar 28, 2024 Cache Valley Daily
Mar 28, 2024 Cache Valley Daily