excuse vs justify
justify vs excuseexcuse is a noun but justify is not a noun.
excuse and justify both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| excuse | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| justify | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
justify is a hypernym of
excuse; that is, justify is a
word with a broader meaning than excuse:
- excuse: serve as a reason or cause or justification of
- justify: show to be right by providing justification or proof
Other hypernyms of excuse include
vindicate.
| excuse (noun) | justify (noun) |
|---|---|
| a poor example | |
| a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. | |
| a note explaining an absence |
| excuse (verb) | justify (verb) |
|---|---|
| accept an excuse for | adjust the spaces between words |
| defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning | show to be right by providing justification or proof |
| excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with | (used of God) declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin |
| serve as a reason or cause or justification of | |
| grant exemption or release to | |
| ask for permission to be released from an engagement |
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
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