What is another word for extenuate?
705 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɛkstˈɛnjuːˌe͡ɪt], [ ɛkstˈɛnjuːˌeɪt], [ ɛ_k_s_t_ˈɛ_n_j_uː_ˌeɪ_t]Table of Contents
Similar words for extenuate:- attenuate (verb)
- communication (verb)
- debilitate (verb)
- diminish (verb)
- excuse (verb)
- forgive (verb)
- gloss (verb)
- lessen, mitigate (verb)
- lighten (verb)
- mitigate (verb)
- palliate (verb)
- rationalize (verb)
- smooth (verb)
- thin (verb)
- veneer (verb)
- vindicate (verb)
- whitewash (verb)
- other synonyms
- diminish
- forgive
- lighten
- make peace
- smooth
- vindicate
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Extenuate:
n.
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- sleek over,
- show.
v.
•attenuate (verb) •communication (verb) •debilitate (verb)- un brace,
- unbracing,
- un-braced,
- un bracing,
- unstrengthening,
- un-brace,
- de vitalizes,
- de vitalizing,
- un strengthening,
- un-strengthened,
- de vitalize,
- un braced,
- un-strengthen,
- un-strengthens,
- un-strengthening,
- un strengthened,
- un strengthen,
- re-lax,
- un-bracing,
- un-braces,
- unstrengthens,
- un strengthens,
- unbraces,
- un braces,
- de-vitalized,
- de vitalized,
- de-vitalize,
- de-vitalizes,
- de-vitalizing,
- re lax.
- dying out,
- re duces,
- re-duce,
- re trenched,
- de cline,
- re-duces,
- re duce,
- faded away,
- de-clines,
- sub sides,
- re ceded,
- minifies,
- sub-sides,
- de-cline,
- dieing out,
- de creased,
- de-creases,
- re-ceded,
- re cede,
- re-cede,
- de creasing,
- sub side,
- re-trenches,
- sub sided,
- re trench,
- re trenches,
- re ceding,
- dies out,
- re cedes,
- re trenching,
- becomes smaller,
- de-crease,
- becoming smaller,
- re-ceding,
- re-trench,
- de-creased,
- sub-side,
- de clines,
- de-creasing,
- re-trenching,
- re-trenched,
- re-cedes,
- de crease,
- de creases.
- took rap for,
- de fend,
- dispenses from,
- de fending,
- winks at,
- dispensed from,
- dis charged,
- taking rap for,
- dis charges,
- ex plained,
- made allowances for,
- granting amnesty,
- dis-charge,
- winking at,
- exempted from,
- pre texts,
- pleads ignorance,
- pre-texts,
- over looks,
- re-lease,
- re leases,
- makes allowances for,
- letted go,
- dis-charged,
- pleading ignorance,
- over-look,
- dispensing from,
- over look,
- dis-charging,
- pleaded ignorance,
- over looked,
- de-fended,
- ex-plaining,
- pretexting,
- re-leased,
- pre-text,
- grants amnesty,
- over-looking,
- granted amnesty,
- re-leases,
- pled ignorance,
- pre text,
- de-fends,
- ex-plain,
- de fends,
- re lease,
- dis charge,
- dis-charges,
- ex-plains,
- de fended,
- ex plains,
- takes rap for,
- gave absolution,
- exempts from,
- gives absolution,
- ex-plained,
- giving absolution,
- exempting from,
- making allowances for,
- apologizes for,
- apologizing for,
- ex plaining,
- apologized for,
- ex plain,
- dis charging,
- de-fending,
- de-fend,
- over-looks.
- laughed off,
- turned other cheek,
- lets easy,
- wiping slate clean,
- letted off easy,
- laughs off,
- let upon,
- letting upon,
- kisses make up,
- thinks no more of,
- accepts apology,
- wipes slate clean,
- re spited,
- re spites,
- buried hatchet,
- making allowance,
- letted bygones be bygones,
- re-spiting,
- lets off easy,
- lets pass,
- letting easy,
- buries the hatchet,
- lets bygones be bygones,
- kissing make up,
- turning other cheek,
- makes allowance,
- dismisses from mind,
- lets up on,
- dismissing from mind,
- letted it go,
- re-spited,
- bearing no malice,
- wiped slate clean,
- burying the hatchet,
- kiss make up,
- beared no malice,
- re spite,
- letting off easy,
- buries hatchet,
- thought no more of,
- letted pass,
- letted easy,
- buried the hatchet,
- re-spite,
- bears no malice,
- re spiting,
- bare no malice,
- made allowance,
- allows for,
- re-spites,
- allowed for,
- accepted apology,
- dismissed from mind,
- letting it go,
- kissed and make up,
- letting up on,
- bore no malice,
- bury hatchet,
- turns other cheek,
- letting bygones be bygones,
- lets it go,
- letting pass,
- kisses and make up,
- lets upon,
- letted up on,
- letted upon,
- accepting apology,
- laughing off,
- let easy,
- thinking no more of,
- burying hatchet,
- kissed make up,
- kissing and make up.
- dis guising,
- dis guised,
- deaconed,
- mis-represented,
- mis represented,
- mis represent,
- smoothed over,
- dis-guises,
- be lying,
- mis-representing,
- smooths over,
- dis-guise,
- dis-guised,
- mis-represent,
- be lied,
- be-lied,
- mis represents,
- be-lying,
- mis representing,
- mis-represents,
- dis guises,
- dis guise,
- deaconing,
- dis-guising,
- softpedal,
- smoothing over.
- up-raised,
- up raised,
- up light,
- dis-burdening,
- up raise,
- dis burdens,
- re-moves,
- dis-encumbering,
- dis-encumbered,
- dis-encumber,
- uplighting,
- un burdened,
- dis burdening,
- dis burden,
- dis-encumbers,
- taking a load off,
- making lighter,
- making less,
- un-loads,
- dis-burdened,
- up-lights,
- un-burdens,
- un-burdened,
- un load,
- makes lighter,
- up lighted,
- up lighting,
- un burden,
- re-move,
- un-load,
- took a load off,
- un-burden,
- uplighted,
- take load off,
- up lights,
- up-lighted,
- dis burdened,
- dis encumbers,
- un loaded,
- re move,
- takes a load off,
- up-raise,
- dis-burdens,
- un loads,
- re moved,
- un loading,
- un burdening,
- takes load off,
- un burdens,
- re-moving,
- taking load off,
- makes less,
- up-raising,
- up-lighting,
- dis encumber,
- dis-burden,
- dis encumbering,
- took load off,
- up-light,
- re moving,
- up-raises,
- dis encumbered,
- made less,
- un-burdening,
- up raising.
- met halfway,
- sub dues,
- sub due,
- taking edge off,
- sub-due,
- came together,
- took the edge off,
- taking the edge off,
- takes edge off,
- take edge off,
- takes the edge off,
- took edge off,
- sub-dues.
- puts a band aid,
- puts on a band-aid,
- putting on a band aid,
- puts on a bandaid,
- quick fixt,
- puts on band-aid,
- put band aid,
- glozes,
- Glozed,
- putting band aid,
- put on a band aid,
- put on a bandaid,
- put a band-aid,
- puts band-aid,
- put on band-aid,
- put bandaid,
- putting on band aid,
- puts band aid,
- puts on bandaid,
- putting band-aid,
- puts on a band aid,
- put on bandaid,
- putting a band-aid,
- making light of,
- put a band aid,
- putting on band-aid,
- puts a band-aid,
- put a bandaid,
- quick fixed,
- putting a band aid,
- puts a bandaid,
- puts on band aid,
- quick fixing,
- putting on bandaid,
- putting on a band-aid,
- putting bandaid,
- makes light of,
- puts bandaid,
- putting a bandaid,
- put band-aid,
- putting on a bandaid,
- put on band aid.
- re solves,
- cop plea,
- applying logic,
- re-solves,
- reasoning out,
- applies logic,
- de liberates,
- de liberating,
- thinks through,
- gave alibi,
- de liberate,
- re-solve,
- explains away,
- giving alibi,
- gives alibi,
- thinking through,
- re-solving,
- re solve,
- explaining away,
- explained away,
- reasons out,
- applied logic,
- reasoned out,
- re-solved,
- de-liberated,
- de liberated,
- de-liberate,
- de-liberates,
- de-liberating,
- intellectualizes.
- took the sting out,
- paved way,
- paved the way,
- takes the sting out,
- paves the way,
- pave way,
- took sting out,
- taking sting out,
- paving way,
- paving the way,
- takes sting out,
- taking the sting out,
- paves way.
- co-oking,
- co-oked,
- re fines,
- re fined,
- co oked,
- weeds out,
- re-fine,
- re-fines,
- dis perse,
- co oking,
- re-fining,
- weeded out,
- dis-perse,
- re fine.
- doest justice to,
- freeing from blame,
- re habilitates,
- re-habilitating,
- dis-prove,
- up-holds,
- didst justice to,
- up-hold,
- dis-proving,
- disculpates,
- frees from blame,
- doeth justice to,
- did justice to,
- dis-proved,
- up holds,
- dis-proves,
- re-habilitated,
- up held,
- pleaded for,
- up-held,
- does justice to,
- up holding,
- doth justice to,
- re habilitated,
- dis prove,
- dis proved,
- dis proving,
- re habilitate,
- dost justice to,
- freed from blame,
- up hold,
- dis proves,
- up-holding,
- pled for,
- doing justice to,
- Disculpated,
- Disculpating,
- re-habilitate,
- pleads for.
Other synonyms:
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- explain.
- Minified,
- recede,
- Minifying,
- fade away,
- Waned,
- fading away,
- tapers,
- outed,
- minify,
- died out,
- peter out,
- fades away,
- become smaller,
- OUTS,
- petering out,
- slackens,
- became smaller,
- die out.
- think no more of,
- Respited,
- make allowance,
- dismiss from mind,
- let bygones be bygones,
- Amnestied,
- turn other cheek,
- let it go,
- Respiting,
- Amnestying,
- allow for,
- laugh off,
- wipe slate clean,
- kiss and make up,
- let up on,
- let pass,
- let off easy,
- allowing for,
- bear no malice,
- accept apology.
- facilitates,
- unburdened,
- unburdens,
- jettison,
- unburdening,
- lighten,
- pouring out,
- make less,
- pour out,
- take a load off,
- unburden,
- uplight,
- pours out,
- made lighter,
- uplights,
- poured out,
- make lighter,
- facilitate.
- evasion,
- soften up,
- shorten,
- deaden,
- exculpatory,
- remit,
- pare,
- bate,
- scanty,
- dilute,
- dampen,
- unstring,
- warrant,
- constrain,
- appease,
- devitalize,
- soothe,
- explanatory,
- subtract,
- temper,
- meagre,
- veil,
- attenuate,
- bolster up,
- subdue,
- cripple,
- ignore,
- decreasing,
- decreased,
- allay,
- control,
- little,
- unman,
- sober,
- de-emphasize,
- mollify,
- damp,
- attemper,
- allow,
- strain,
- flimsy,
- legitimatize,
- conceal,
- veiling,
- keep within bounds,
- enfeeble,
- light,
- narrow,
- cloak,
- screen,
- delicate,
- alleviative,
- water down,
- cut down,
- lay,
- fritter away,
- lithe,
- pardon,
- alleviatory,
- camouflage,
- eviscerate,
- relax,
- suppress,
- reduce the temperature,
- enervate,
- slow down,
- slur over,
- modulate,
- exhaust,
- alleviation,
- rattle,
- sprain,
- shrivel,
- tone down,
- slacken,
- slur,
- feeble,
- slight,
- relieve,
- dwindle,
- undermine,
- palliation,
- qualifying,
- abate,
- Dequantitate,
- stifle,
- easement,
- mitigation,
- depreciate,
- quell,
- dissembler,
- make allowance for,
- legitimate,
- bank the fire,
- decimate,
- curtail,
- slender,
- extenuation,
- sugar-coat,
- sugarcoat,
- assuage,
- extenuating,
- abbreviate,
- chasten,
- smother,
- whiten,
- ease,
- pretext,
- alibi,
- dissimulating,
- alleviate,
- sap,
- explanation,
- gruel,
- varnish,
- apology,
- tame,
- condone,
- white,
- gaunt,
- lenify,
- shake,
- deodorize,
- faint,
- release,
- shake up,
- lay low,
- play down,
- restrain,
- tune down,
- fine,
- lessen,
- color,
- dull,
- weaken,
- unnerve,
- underplay,
- dissimulation,
- sanitize,
- obtund,
- skinny,
- blunt,
- cover,
- discount,
- defend,
- detract,
- abatement,
- account for,
- lower,
- impoverish,
- cramp,
- palliative,
- dwarf,
- permit.
Antonyms for Extenuate:
Homophones for Extenuate:
- excitant, estaminet, east wind, esteemed, extant, extend, estimate, executant, extended, eighth note, excitement, extent, extend to, existent, East India, exodontia, eighteenth.
Hyponym for Extenuate:
v.
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communication
rationalize, apologize, rationalise, apologise, excuse.
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communication