Excusable and Heinous

Opposite meaning words

Excusable adjective - Worthy of forgiveness.

Usage example: an excusable lapse of memory in a senior citizen

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Heinous is an antonym for excusable.

Nearby Words: excuse, excusing, excused, excusably

Heinous adjective - Extremely wicked, deeply criminal.

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Excusable is an antonym for heinous.

Nearby Word: heinously

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Heinous and Excusable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/excusable/heinous

Excusable & Heinous. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/excusable/heinous>.

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