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Showing words for EXTENUATING using the English dictionary

11 Letter Words for Extenuating

extenuating

9 Letter Words for Extenuating

tautening, unexigent

8 Letter Words for Extenuating

antigene, attuning, eutaxite, exanguin, exigeant, gauteite, inextant, nutating, tangeite, taunting, teguexin, tetanine, uneating, untaxing

7 Letter Words for Extenuating

anguine, aniente, anteing, antient, antigen, antigun, attinge, eugenia, eutaxie, eutexia, exigent, gattine, genetta, gentian, genuine, guanine, guinean, inganue, ingenue, innuate, intuent, netting, nutting, taenite, tangent, tanguin, tatuing, tauting, teening, teeting, teniate, tentage, tenting, tenuate, texting, tiangue, tingent, tintage, tungate, tunnage, tutenag, uneaten, ungaite, ungiant, unitage, untaint

6 Letter Words for Extenuating

annite, anting, attune, augite, auntie, axunge, eaning, eating, engine, enigua, ennage, entune, exeunt, extant, extent, extine, gannet, gatten, geneat, genian, gennet, ginete, ginnet, giunta, guanin, guinea, gunate, gunite, guttee, guttie, ineunt, ingate, ingene, ingent, ingenu, ingnue, inguen, innage, innate, intent, intext, intune, naigue, neaten, negate, nitent, nutant, nutate, taeing, tainte, tangie, tangue, tangun, tantie, tauten, taxine, taxing, taxite, teague, teaing, teeing, teetan, tenant, tenent, teniae, tentie, tenuit, tenuti, tienta, tinage, tinean, tinnet, tuinga, tuning, ungain, uniate, unneat, untent, untine, xenian

5 Letter Words for Extenuating

agene, agent, agete, aguti, ainee, anent, annet, annex, annie, ating, atune, augen, auget, auxin, axine, axing, axite, eaten, eigne, enage, enate, enent, engin, ennia, ennui, entea, entia, entte, etage, etang, ettin, exaun, exeat, exine, exing, exite, gaine, gaitt, gaunt, genae, genet, genie, genin, genit, genua, giant, gteau, gunne, gutta, gutte, gutti, inane, ingan, innet, intue, naunt, nenta, nguni, nigua, nintu, ninut, nitta, nugae, taint, tangi, tanti, tatie, tatin, taunt, taxin, tegua, tenai, tenet, tenga, tenge, tengu, tenia, tenne, tennu, tenue, texan, tiang, tinea, tinge, tinta, titan, tuant, tuina, tunga, tunna, tutee, tutin, unget, uniat, unite, unnet, untax, untie, untin, xenia

4 Letter Words for Extenuating

agee, agen, aget, agin, agit, agni, ague, aine, aint, ainu, aitu, anet, anne, anni, ante, anti, antu, atte, attn, auge, aune, aunt, aute, axin, eaux, eine, etat, eten, etna, etua, etui, euge, exit, exta, extg, gaen, gaet, gain, gait, gane, gant, gate, gatt, gaun, gaut, gean, geat, geet, gein, geit, gena, gene, gent, genu, geta, gien, ginn, gite, gnat, gneu, guan, guna, gutt, inga, inne, inta, nagi, naig, nain, nane, nant, natu, naut, neat, neet, nein, nene, nete, neti, neut, next, ngai, nina, nine, nixe, nung, taen, taig, tain, tait, tane, tang, tate, tatu, taun, taut, taxi, tean, teat, teen, teet, tega, tegu, tene, teng, tent, tete, text, tien, tige, tine, ting, tint, tite, tuan, tuna, tune, tung, tute, uang, unai, ungt, unie, unit, unix, unta, utai, xian, xint

3 Letter Words for Extenuating

age, agt, ain, ait, aix, ane, ann, ant, anu, ate, att, aug, aux, ean, eat, eau, eeg, een, ene, eng, eta, ext, gan, gat, gau, gee, gen, get, gie, gin, git, gnu, gte, gtt, gue, gui, gun, gut, ign, ing, inn, int, ita, nae, nag, nat, nea, nee, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nit, nix, nne, nun, nut, tag, tai, tan, tat, tau, tax, tea, tee, teg, ten, tet, tex, tgn, tgt, tie, tig, tin, tit, tiu, tng, tnt, tua, tue, tug, tui, tun, tut, tux, txt, ugt, uit, una, ung, uni, unn, uta, ute, uti, xat

Definitions for Extenuating

[1] serving to make a fault, offense, etc., appear less serious: The judge gave him a comparatively mild sentence due to extenuating circumstances.
[2] to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious: to extenuate a crime.
[3] to serve to make (a fault, offense, etc.) seem less serious.
[4] to underestimate, underrate, or make light of: Do not extenuate the difficulties we are in.
[5] Archaic . to make thin, lean, or emaciated. to reduce the consistency or density of.
[6] to represent (an offence, a fault, etc) as being less serious than it appears, as by showing mitigating circumstances
[7] to cause to be or appear less serious; mitigate
[8] to underestimate or make light of
[9] archaic to emaciate or weaken to dilute or thin out

Words related to Extenuating

lessening, reducing, moderating, mitigating

Words nearby Extenuating

extensor muscle of index finger, extensor muscle of little finger, extensor retinaculum, extent, extenuate, extenuating, extenuating circumstance, extenuating circumstances, extenuation, extenuatory, exterior

Origin of Extenuating

e1375–1425; late Middle English (adj.) < Latin extenuātus, past participle of extenuāre, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + tenuāre to make thin or small; see -ate1

Other words from Extenuating

ex·ten·u·at·ing·ly , adverb
non·ex·ten·u·at·ing , adjective
non·ex·ten·u·at·ing·ly , adverb
un·ex·ten·u·at·ing , adjective
un·ex·ten·u·at·ing·ly , adverb
ex·ten·u·at·ing , adjective
ex·ten·u·a·tive , adjective
ex·ten·u·a·tor , noun
non·ex·ten·u·a·tive , adjective

Word origin for Extenuating

eC16: from Latin extenuāre to make thin, from tenuis thin, frail

Synonyms for Extenuating

condoning, diminishing, justifying, lessening, mitigating, moderating, palliating, qualifying, reducing, sanitizing, softening, varnishing, whitewashing