Extenuation
Extenuation noun - To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious.
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Synonyms for Extenuation
Reduction and extenuation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reduction" instead a noun "Extenuation".
Reduction
Reduction noun - Something that is or may be subtracted.
Extenuation and reduction are semantically related. You can use "Extenuation" instead a noun "Reduction".
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Related pairs
- allowance and extenuation
- allowance and reduction
- relaxation and extenuation
- relaxation and reduction
- relief and extenuation
- relief and reduction
- alleviation and extenuation
- alleviation and reduction
- attrition and extenuation
- attrition and reduction
- decrease and extenuation
- decrease and reduction
- lessening and extenuation
- lessening and reduction
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Reduction and Extenuation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/extenuation/reduction
Extenuation & Reduction. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/extenuation/reduction>.
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