Excuses and Reasons you are not successful

Reasons you are unsuccessful

ex·cuse

verb

3rd person present: excuses

/ikˈskyo͞oz/

1. 1.

   attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offense); seek to defend or justify.

   "he did nothing to hide or excuse Jacob's cruelty"

   Similar:

   justify
   

   defend
   

   make excuses for

   make a case for

   explain (away)

   rationalize
   

   condone
   

   vindicate
   

   warrant
   

   mitigate
   

   palliate
   

   apologize for

   forgive
   

   overlook
   

   disregard
   

   ignore
   

   pass over

   turn a blind eye to

   turn a deaf ear to

   wink at

   blink at

   indulge
   

   tolerate
   

   sanction
   

   extenuate
   

   Opposite:

   condemn
   
2. 2.

   release (someone) from a duty or requirement.

   "it will not be possible to excuse you from jury duty"

   Similar:

   let off

   release
   

   relieve
   

   exempt
   

   spare
   

   absolve
   

   free
   

   liberate
   

   dispense
   

   Opposite:

   hold to

noun

plural noun: excuses

/ikˈskyo͞os/

1. 1.

   a reason or explanation put forward to defend or justify a fault or offense.

2.

INFORMAL

a poor or inadequate example of.

"that pathetic excuse for a man!"

Similar:

travesty of

apology for

poor specimen of

pitiful example of