What is another word for excuse me?

Pronunciation: [ɛkskjˈuːs mˌiː] (IPA)

Synonyms for Excuse me:

What are the hypernyms for Excuse me?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Excuse me

  • I thank you for your kind invitation to introduce me to the president of the Republic. Since I have not been out of my atelier for two months, I have no appropriate costume for this circumstance. Please excuse me.
    Camille Claudel
  • And what does reward virtue? You think the communist commissar rewards virtue? You think a Hitler rewards virtue? You think, excuse me, if you'll pardon me, American presidents reward virtue? Do they choose their appointees on the basis of the virtue of the people appointed or on the basis of their political clout?
    Milton Friedman
  • Scrooge pushed past Mary number 1 and Joseph number 2 in the wings without so much as an "excuse me". Typical.
    William E. Geist
  • And now, excuse me while I interrupt myself.
    Murray Walker
  • As a young teenager I looked desperately for things to read that might excuse me or assure me I wasn't the only one, that might confirm an identity I was unhappily piecing together.
    Edmund White

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