extenuation

extenuation is a 11-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of axtenuating or the state of being extenuated; the act of making thin, slender, or lean, or of palliating; diminishing, or lessening; palliation, as of a crime; mitigation, as of punishment. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 21 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of axtenuating or the state of being extenuated; the act of making thin, slender, or lean, or of palliating; diminishing, or lessening; palliation, as of a crime; mitigation, as of punishment.
2. noun. to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious

   Synonyms: mitigation, palliation

3. noun. a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances

   Synonyms: mitigation

Synonyms

mitigation, palliation

Common word forms

extenuations

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