EXCULPATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of freeing from guilt or blame
   Hypernyms(s) exculpation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • forgiveness (what does forgiveness mean?)
   • pardon (what does pardon mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • acquit (what does acquit mean?)
   • assoil (what does assoil mean?)
   • clear (what does clear mean?)
   • discharge (what does discharge mean?)
   • exonerate (what does exonerate mean?)
   • exculpate (what does exculpate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
   Synonym(s)
   • alibi (what does alibi mean?)
   • excuse (what does excuse mean?)
   • self-justification (what does self-justification mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he kept finding excuses to stay
   • every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job
   • his transparent self-justification was unacceptable
   Hypernyms(s) exculpation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • defense (what does defense mean?)
   • defence (what does defence mean?)
   • vindication (what does vindication mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • extenuation (what does extenuation mean?)
   • mitigation (what does mitigation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • alibi (what does alibi mean?)
   • excuse (what does excuse mean?)
   • condone (what does condone mean?)
   • apologize (what does apologize mean?)
   • apologise (what does apologise mean?)
   • excuse (what does excuse mean?)
   • justify (what does justify mean?)
   • rationalize (what does rationalize mean?)
   • rationalise (what does rationalise mean?)
   • excuse (what does excuse mean?)
   • explain (what does explain mean?)
   • excuse (what does excuse mean?)
   • pardon (what does pardon mean?)