Extenuate
Extenuate verb - To make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses.
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Synonyms for Extenuate
Make less and extenuate are semantically related In some cases you can use "Make less" instead a verb "Extenuate".
Nearby Words: extenuation, extenuating
Make less
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Related pairs
- ease and extenuate
- ease and make less
- soften and extenuate
- soften and make less
- moderate and extenuate
- moderate and make less
- relieve and extenuate
- relieve and make less
- weaken and extenuate
- weaken and make less
- mollify and extenuate
- mollify and make less
- mitigate and extenuate
- mitigate and make less
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Make less and Extenuate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extenuate/make_less
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