excused ex·cu·sed UK/ɪkˈskjuːzd/ US/ɛksˈkjuːzd/ fairly common adjective 1. granted exemption “one of the excused jurors planned to write a book” Similarexempt WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.