excuser
One who pardons
An excuser is someone who makes excuses—either for themselves or on behalf of others.
The word carries a faintly disapproving tone, suggesting the person habitually justifies failures or bad behavior rather than addressing them: He's always been an excuser, never taking responsibility for anything.
One who guards another
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- justifierOne who provides rationale
- rationalizerOne who constructs self-serving explanations
- supporterOne who backs another
vindicator · champion · spokesperson · pleader · sympathizer · enabler · whitewasher · explainer
Defense of location
- pretextFabricated motive concealing truth
- explanationStatement making something clear
- rationaleStated basis for action
- pleaFormal request or defense
reason · grounds · extenuation · exculpation · defense · mitigation · palliation · contextualization
One granting forgiveness
- absolverOne who pardons
- condonerOne who permits faults
- overlookerOne who superintends
- reconcilerOne who restores harmony
merciful · lenient · compassionate · understanding · forbearing · tolerant · indulgent · gracious
Formal clearing of charges
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- vindicationClearance of blame
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
- amnestyGroup pardon from authorities
pardon · reprieve · absolution · commutation · dismissal · discharge · release · immunity
defender
One who guards another
- advocatePublic cause supporter
- justifierOne who provides rationale
- rationalizerOne who constructs self-serving explanations
supporter · vindicator · champion · spokesperson · pleader · sympathizer · enabler · whitewasher · explainer · minimizer
alibi
Defense of location
- pretextFabricated motive concealing truth
- explanationStatement making something clear
- rationaleStated basis for action
plea · reason · grounds · extenuation · exculpation · defense · mitigation · palliation · contextualization · account
pardoner
One granting forgiveness
- absolverOne who pardons
- condonerOne who permits faults
- overlookerOne who superintends
reconciler · merciful · lenient · compassionate · understanding · forbearing · tolerant · indulgent · gracious · empathetic
acquittal
Formal clearing of charges
- exonerationOfficial clearing of blame
- vindicationClearance of blame
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
amnesty · pardon · reprieve · absolution · commutation · dismissal · discharge · release · immunity · dispensation
excuserblamer
One who assigns fault
accuser · critic · censurer · denouncer · reproacher
excuserpunisher
One who metes discipline
disciplinarian · avenger · hardliner · enforcer · hanging judge
excuserhard-liner
One who won't compromise
moralizer · disciplinarian · taskmaster · purist · stickler
- excuse meApology for minor intrusion
- make excusesGive self-serving explanations
- making excusesOffering justifications for shortcomings
- no excusesRefusing to justify failure
- excuse myself
- excuse youPolite rebuke for rudeness
excuse, excused, excusable, excuses, inexcusable, excusing, unexcused, excusers, inexcusably