Excuse and Occasion

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Excuse

Excuse noun - An explanation that frees one from fault or blame.

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Occasion is a synonym for excuse in chance topic. In some cases you can use "Occasion" instead a noun "Excuse", when it comes to topics like opportunity.

Nearby Words: excusing, excused, excusable

Occasion

Occasion noun - A particular point at which an event takes place.

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Excuse is a synonym for occasion in reason topic. Sometimes you can use "Excuse" instead a noun "Occasion", if it concerns topics such as chance, opportunity.

Nearby Words: occasional, occasionally, occasioned, occasioning, occasionalism

How words are described

better	better excuse	better occasion
similar	similar excuse	similar occasion
perfect	perfect excuse	perfect occasion
real	real excuse	real occasion
Other adjectives: great, sad, little, partial, crazy, possible, plausible, random, strange, last, different.

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On one occasion Beck starts to form an excuse, then gives up halfway and leaves.

Source: Not Even Bothering with an Excuse
Barch uses it as an excuse for another feminist rant, Mack's eulogy basically insults Kevin, and to top it off, Daria and Jane wear Hawaiian shirts for the occasion.

Source: Western Animation / Daria
Eisen of Haruka proved to be pretty enough to disguise himself as a girl on one occasion; even the Emperor is bishounen, though he has the excuse of being Eisen's half-brother.

Source: Bishōnen

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