excuse vs free
free vs excuseexcuse and free both are nouns.
excuse is not an adjective while free is an adjective.
excuse and free both are verbs.
excuse is not an adverb while free is an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| excuse | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
As verbs,
free is a hypernym of
excuse; that is, free is a
word with a broader meaning than excuse:
- excuse: grant exemption or release to
- free: let off the hook
Other hypernyms of excuse include
absolve.
| excuse (noun) | free (noun) |
|---|---|
| a poor example | people who are free |
| a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. | |
| a note explaining an absence |
| excuse (adjective) | free (adjective) |
|---|---|
| not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint | |
| not held in servitude | |
| unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion | |
| not literal | |
| completely wanting or lacking | |
| not fixed in position | |
| costing nothing | |
| not taken up by scheduled activities | |
| not occupied or in use |
| excuse (verb) | free (verb) |
|---|---|
| accept an excuse for | make (assets) available |
| defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning | let off the hook |
| excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with | free or remove obstruction from |
| serve as a reason or cause or justification of | remove or force out from a position |
| grant exemption or release to | release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition |
| ask for permission to be released from an engagement | part with a possession or right |
| relieve from | |
| grant freedom to; free from confinement | |
| make (information) available for publication | |
| free from obligations or duties | |
| grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to |
| excuse (adverb) | free (adverb) |
|---|---|
| without restraint |
Words related to "excuse"
- absolve
- alibi
- apologise
- apologize
- apology
- ask for
- beg off
- bespeak
- billet
- call for
- color
- colour
- condone
- defence
- defend
- defense
- example
- exculpation
- excusatory
- excuser
- exempt
- explain
- extenuate
- extenuation
- fend for
- forgive
- frank
- free
- gloss
- illustration
- instance
- justify
- let off
- line
- mitigate
- mitigation
- note
- palliate
- pardon
- plead
- quest
- rationalise
- rationalize
- relieve
- representative
- request
- self-justification
- short letter
- support
- vindicate
- vindication
Words related to "free"
- absolve
- at large
- atrip
- autonomous
- available
- aweigh
- bail
- bail out
- barren
- bound
- bring forth
- cashier
- chemical science
- chemistry
- cleanse
- clear
- complimentary
- confine
- costless
- cut
- declassify
- deregulate
- derequisition
- derestrict
- destitute
- detached
- devoid
- dig out
- discharge
- disembarrass
- disembody
- disembroil
- disencumber
- disengage
- disentangle
- disinfest
- disinvest
- disinvolve
- dislodge
- dispense
- divest
- emancipated
- escaped
- excuse
- exempt
- extricate
- footloose
- forgive
- free
- free people
- free-soil
- freeborn
- freedom
- freeing
- generate
- give
- give up
- gratis
- gratuitous
- hand
- independent
- inexact
- innocent
- issue
- justify
- let off
- liberal
- liberate
- liberated
- loose
- loosen up
- natural philosophy
- non-slave
- nonexistent
- obstruct
- on the loose
- out-of-school
- parole
- pass
- pass on
- people
- physics
- reach
- release
- relieve
- relinquish
- remove
- resign
- rid
- run
- sacrifice
- self-governing
- set free
- slaveless
- smooth
- smooth out
- sovereign
- spare
- supply
- take
- take away
- take over
- turn over
- unblock
- unbound
- unchain
- unclog
- uncommitted
- unconfined
- unconstrained
- unfixed
- unfree
- unfreeze
- unhampered
- unimprisoned
- unloose
- unloosen
- unoccupied
- unpaid
- unrestrained
- unrestricted
- unspell
- unstuff
- untangle
- wash one's hands
- withdraw
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