Extenuate
Extenuate verb - To make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses.
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Synonyms for Extenuate
Lightened and extenuate are semantically related In some cases you can replace term "Lightened" with "Extenuate", this verbs are similar.
Nearby Words: extenuation, extenuating
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Related pairs
- ease and extenuate
- ease and lightened
- relieve and extenuate
- relieve and lightened
- mollify and extenuate
- mollify and lightened
- mitigate and extenuate
- mitigate and lightened
- lessen and extenuate
- lessen and lightened
- diminish and extenuate
- diminish and lightened
- reduce and extenuate
- reduce and lightened
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Lightened and Extenuate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extenuate/lightened
Extenuate & Lightened. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/extenuate/lightened>.
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