Excuse
Refute
Refute verb - To declare not to be true.
Common collocations
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Refute and Excuse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/excuse/refute
Excuse & Refute. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/excuse/refute>.
Refute or Excuse. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/excuse/refute.
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