Synonyms of extenuated

extenuated

verb

past tense of extenuate

as in excused

to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses

don't even try to extenuate their vandalism of the cemetery with the old refrain of "Boys will be boys"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excused
• justified
• explained
• whitewashed
• palliated
• deodorized
• glossed (over)
• minimized
• explained away
• confessed
• mitigated
• glozed (over)
• atoned
• rationalized
• varnished
• alleviated
• softened
• lessened
• apologized
• tempered
• lightened
• accounted (for)
• vindicated
• sugarcoated
• eased
• exonerated
• acquitted
• moderated
• absolved
• played down
• exculpated
• soft-pedaled
• cleared