| Main Entry: | explainable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | explicable |
Synonyms: |
accountable, intelligible, understandable |
| Main Entry: | excusable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | allowable |
Synonyms: |
all right, condonable, defensible, exculpatory, explainable, fair, forgivable, justifiable, minor, moderate, not too bad, okay, pardonable, passable, permissible, plausible, reasonable, remittable, reprievable, slight, specious, temperate, tenable, trivial, understandable, venial, vindicable, vindicatory, warrantable, within limits |
Antonyms: |
blameable, inexcusable, unallowable, unforgivable, unjustifiable |
| Main Entry: | venial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pardonable |
Synonyms: |
all right, allowable, defensible, excusable, explainable, forgivable, justifiable, minor, not serious, not too bad, okay, permissible, slight, tolerable, trivial, understandable |
| Notes: | venal is 'corruptible, unscrupulous'; venial is 'forgivable; not criminal' |