Extenuation
Extenuation noun - A partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances.
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Synonyms for Extenuation
Mollification and extenuation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mollification" instead a noun "Extenuation".
Mollification
Mollification noun - The act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined.
Extenuation and mollification are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extenuation" instead a noun "Mollification".
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- support and extenuation
- support and mollification
- adjustment and extenuation
- adjustment and mollification
- reprieve and extenuation
- reprieve and mollification
- relief and extenuation
- relief and mollification
- cure and extenuation
- cure and mollification
- alleviation and extenuation
- alleviation and mollification
- assuagement and extenuation
- assuagement and mollification
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Mollification and Extenuation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extenuation/mollification
Extenuation & Mollification. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/extenuation/mollification>.
Mollification or Extenuation. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/extenuation/mollification.
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