What is another word for apologize?
336 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɐpˈɒləd͡ʒˌa͡ɪz], [ ɐpˈɒlədʒˌaɪz], [ ɐ_p_ˈɒ_l_ə_dʒ_ˌaɪ_z]Table of Contents
Similar words for apologize:- apologize (verb)
- atone (verb)
- communication (verb)
- express remorse, regret (verb)
- regret (verb)
- repent (verb)
- vindicate (verb)
- other synonyms
- atone
- regret
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Apologize:
n.
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- give satisfaction,
- withdraw,
- express regret,
- make it up to someone,
- bow to,
- excuse oneself,
- make amends,
- beat your breast,
- ask pardon,
- ask forgiveness,
- wear sackcloth and ashes,
- redeem yourself,
- offer an excuse,
- eat crow,
- retract,
- clear oneself,
- put on/wear a hair shirt,
- make reparations for,
- make apology for,
- make up,
- offer compensation.
v.
•apologize (verb) •atone (verb) •communication (verb) •express remorse, regret (verb)- admit guilt,
- cop out,
- make reparations,
- make up with,
- get down on knees,
- beg pardon,
- cop a plea,
- say one is sorry,
- crawl,
- offer excuse,
- purge,
- square.
- be wailing,
- feeling sorry,
- cries over,
- was sorry for,
- be-wailed,
- has compunctions,
- cried over spilled milk,
- be-moan,
- be wails,
- am sorry for,
- kicked oneself,
- art sorry for,
- haddest compunctions,
- be moans,
- weeping over,
- hadst compunctions,
- dis-approved,
- be moaned,
- wast disturbed,
- was disturbed,
- has qualms,
- wert sorry for,
- being disturbed,
- dis-approve,
- wast sorry for,
- be-moans,
- re-pines,
- be moaning,
- having compunctions,
- be wailed,
- having qualms,
- dis-approves,
- dis approve,
- be-moaning,
- re pines,
- is disturbed,
- dis-approving,
- re pine,
- feeling uneasy,
- felt uneasy,
- are sorry for,
- kicking oneself,
- be wail,
- haddest qualms,
- re-pine,
- hast compunctions,
- re-pining,
- looks back,
- be-wail,
- be moan,
- be-moaned,
- had compunctions,
- dis approves,
- looked back,
- feels sorry,
- hadst qualms,
- kicks oneself,
- dis approved,
- be-wails,
- hath qualms,
- feeling remorse,
- crying over,
- am disturbed,
- wert disturbed,
- re-pined,
- cried over,
- weeps over,
- feels uneasy,
- crying over spilled milk,
- hath compunctions,
- be-wailing,
- were sorry for,
- are disturbed,
- dis approving,
- re pined,
- hast qualms,
- cries over spilled milk,
- were disturbed,
- felt sorry,
- had qualms.
- is ashamed,
- shows penitence,
- am contrite,
- is contrite,
- seeing error of ways,
- wast contrite,
- am ashamed,
- wast sorry,
- was ashamed,
- showed penitence,
- were ashamed,
- sees error ways,
- are sorry,
- are contrite,
- art sorry,
- are ashamed,
- reproached oneself,
- re formed,
- seeing error ways,
- was sorry,
- being ashamed,
- wert ashamed,
- was contrite,
- showing penitence,
- re-forms,
- re forming,
- reproaches oneself,
- art contrite,
- wast ashamed,
- am sorry,
- wert sorry,
- were sorry,
- saw error ways,
- saw error of ways,
- art ashamed,
- were contrite,
- re form,
- Re-forming,
- re forms,
- being sorry,
- see error ways,
- wert contrite,
- reproaching oneself,
- is sorry,
- being contrite,
- sees error of ways.
Other synonyms:
•atone- take medicine,
- do penance,
- expiates,
- setting off,
- makes amends,
- making amends,
- paid one's dues,
- make reparation,
- made up for,
- pay one's dues,
- doing penance,
- make up for,
- offsetting,
- pay dues,
- made amends,
- counter-balances,
- out weigh,
- make for,
- set off,
- take one's medicine,
- counter-balance,
- make redress,
- made for,
- redeemed,
- making for.
- Regretted,
- be disturbed,
- wept over,
- is sorry for,
- kick oneself,
- look back,
- have compunctions,
- cry over,
- being sorry for,
- felt remorse,
- feels remorse,
- looking back,
- be sorry for,
- repine,
- have qualms,
- weep over,
- cry over spilled milk,
- feel uneasy.
- bolster up,
- paltry,
- think better of,
- cite,
- sorrowful,
- defense,
- affront,
- deficiency,
- reform,
- help,
- plead ignorance,
- brand,
- expound,
- make concessions,
- libel,
- plead guilty,
- explicate,
- slur,
- mourn,
- regretful,
- bad,
- take back,
- reproach,
- defence,
- feel remorse,
- gloss over,
- imperfect,
- insult,
- blot,
- make excuses,
- slander,
- back down,
- disgrace,
- short,
- inadequacy,
- mince,
- alibi,
- worm out of,
- vindication,
- exempt,
- insufficient,
- Gloze,
- contrite,
- miserable,
- inadequate,
- defect,
- carve,
- condone,
- remorseful,
- pitiable,
- alibi out of,
- apologetic,
- gloss,
- scarce,
- interpret,
- beg indulgence,
- deficit,
- dearth,
- deplore,
- pare,
- espouse,
- coloured,
- vouch,
- pitiful,
- relieve,
- deficient,
- colors,
- reduce,
- plea,
- smooth over,
- beg off,
- chop,
- warrant,
- incompetent,
- pathetic,
- apology,
- coat,
- prune,
- cut,
- compensate,
- bewail,
- extenuate,
- bemoan,
- colours,
- sorry,
- squirm out of,
- shortcoming,
- assist,
- give way,
- allege,
- soften,
- coloration,
- feel sorry,
- let-off,
- free,
- extenuating,
- apologize for,
- excuse me,
- defective,
- varnish,
- explain,
- justification,
- piteous,
- palliate,
- penitent,
- eat your words,
- colouring,
- lack.
Paraphrases for Apologize:
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
apologizes.
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Interjection
apologise.
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Verb, past tense
apologised, apologise.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
apologise.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
apologises.
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Verb, base form
apologise.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Noun, plural
rationales, pardons, justifications, pretexts.
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Verb, past tense
lied.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
disculpo.
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Noun, plural
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Other Related
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Interjection
excuses.
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Verb, base form
forgive.
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Interjection
Antonyms for Apologize:
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v.
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express remorse, regret
defy.
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express remorse, regret
Homophones for Apologize:
- applique, apologia, aphyllous, applesauce cake, afl-cio, apelike, apple sauce, appaloosa, apoplexy, applesauce, apologue, aplasia, abls, applejack, abulic, apologise, apple juice, ablaze, aboulic, avulse, aplysia, appalachia, apology, abolish, applause.
