What does unexcused mean?
Unexcused means That has not been excused..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
That has not been excused..
Mothers descended en masse on the school, beseeching Mr. Elly to release their boys from peril. “I told them that their boys were free to leave, but that an unexcused absence would be marked against them. They called me the cruelest-hearted man they had ever known.”
Use unexcused when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Unexcused means That has not been excused..
Common synonyms include nonexempt.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Mothers descended en masse on the school, beseeching Mr. Elly to release their boys from peril. “I told them that their boys were free to leave, but that an unexcused absence would be marked against them. They called me the cruelest-hearted man they had ever known.”
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