excused meaning

Definition of excused

1. granted exemption
   • one of the excused jurors planned to write a book

   Similar: exempt

excused in a sentence

• The teacher excused me for being late for class.
• He was excused on the ground that he was young.
• Taking all things into consideration, his conduct can be excused.
• My nephew was excused because of his youth.
• He excused himself for his bad behavior.

How to pronounce excused

excused is pronounced /ɪkˈskjuzd/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with excused

• confused
• abused
• amused
• unused
• misused
• diffused
• fused
• accused
• bemused
• disabused