Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with excuse in American Collocation
excuse
noun
countable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ɪkˈskjus/
good
acceptable
good
great
reasonable
Birthdays are always a great excuse for a party!
Those people who fail to attend without giving a reasonable excuse may have their benefit cut.
that suits you
convenient
The government is using the recession as a convenient excuse for cutting aid budgets.
bad
feeble
flimsy
lame
pathetic
poor
weak
He made some lame excuse about why he couldn’t do the work in time.
find
give
have
invent
make
offer
provide
use
Do your customers avoid your calls or give excuses when you chase them for payment?