What is another word for make amends?
Pronunciation:
[ mˌe͡ɪk ɐmˈɛndz], [ mˌeɪk ɐmˈɛndz], [ m_ˌeɪ_k ɐ_m_ˈɛ_n_d_z]
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Similar words for make amends:
- other relevant words (noun)
- apologize (verb)
- atone (verb)
- compensate (verb)
- make up (verb)
- offset (verb)
- other relevant words (verb)
- recompense (verb)
- redress (verb)
- reform (verb)
- refund (verb)
- repay (verb)
- requite (verb)
- other synonyms
- apologize
- atone
- compensate
- make up
- other relevant words
- recompense
- requite
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Make amends:
n.
• Other relevant words: (noun)v.
• apologize (verb)- square,
- get down on knees,
- retract,
- purge,
- bow to,
- beg pardon,
- offer compensation,
- make reparations,
- make up for,
- admit guilt,
- say one is sorry,
- give satisfaction,
- cop out,
- offer excuse,
- make up with,
- withdraw,
- excuse oneself,
- ask forgiveness,
- clear oneself,
- ask pardon,
- crawl,
- cop a plea,
- confess.
- counterbalance,
- answer,
- rectify,
- absolve,
- outweigh,
- propitiate,
- correct,
- repair,
- pay one's dues,
- set off,
- retaliate,
- balance,
- make reparation,
- take one's medicine,
- pay,
- reconcile,
- redeem oneself,
- do penance,
- make redress.
- cancel out,
- neutralize,
- negate,
- annul,
- better,
- nullify,
- counterpoise,
- invalidate,
- countervail,
- negative,
- improve,
- counteract,
- abrogate,
- fix.
- accommodate,
- shake hands,
- compose,
- settle,
- mend,
- pacify,
- forgive and forget,
- make peace,
- come to terms,
- bury the hatchet.
- pay for,
- retrieve,
- grease,
- sweeten the pot,
- return,
- overcompensate,
- remunerate,
- take care of,
- cough up,
- COMP,
- put out,
- do business,
- recover,
- swing for,
- spring for,
- reciprocate,
- ante up.
Other synonyms:
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- mitigate,
- ameliorate,
- heal,
- atone for,
- expiate,
- kiss away,
- calm,
- make up to.
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- right.
- make for,
- giving satisfaction,
- Withdrew,
- making amends,
- made amends,
- makes amends,
- made up for,
- made for,
- made reparations,
- making for.
- out weigh,
- expiates,
- doing penance,
- paid one's dues,
- counter-balances,
- take medicine,
- counter-balance,
- setting off.
- atoned for,
- counterpoised,
- Counterpoising,
- canceled out,
- Negativing,
- cancelling out,
- Negatived,
- cancelled out.
- reconstitute,
- puts right,
- gives back,
- settle up,
- counterchecks,
- Revolutionizing,
- paid back,
- rebated,
- countercheck,
- pay back,
- remake,
- give back,
- recompense,
- turned around,
- turn over new leaf,
- requite,
- change one's ways,
- remaking,
- apologize,
- put right,
- counterpose,
- counterposed,
- clean up,
- reconstituting,
- equipoised,
- cleans up,
- re-formed,
- refashioning,
- refashioned,
- reconstituted,
- keep faith,
- compensate,
- turn around,
- pay dues,
- even out,
- make over,
- clean up act,
- turn over a new leaf,
- gave back,
- make up,
- rebating,
- swearing off,
- holding to,
- Accounted,
- evens out,
- refund,
- bring up to code,
- recalibrated,
- turned over a new leaf,
- honor a claim,
- cleaned up,
- reconstitutes,
- made over,
- turn things around,
- dial back,
- offsetting,
- remakes,
- turning around,
- keeping the faith,
- swear off,
- allowing for,
- make repayment,
- atone,
- keep the faith,
- allow for,
- recalibrate,
- refashion,
- Re-form,
- be equivalent,
- giving back,
- offset,
- hold to,
- paying back,
- repay,
- shape up,
- redress,
- recalibrating,
- reform,
- restitute,
- adhere to,
- redeemed,
- redeem,
- equipoise,
- Counterchecking,
- adhered to,
- clean up one's act.
- paid for,
- re-cover,
- coughing up,
- took care of,
- coughed up,
- overcompensated,
- did business,
- doing business,
- overcompensating,
- COMPS,
- making good,
- takes care of.
- indemnify,
- make right,
- fill up,
- square things,
- equalize,
- moderate,
- quit,
- pay off,
- reward,
- set right,
- kick back,
- make restitution,
- cover,
- live down,
- make,
- penance,
- compromise,
- make good,
- remedy,
- give and take,
- pay damages,
- even,
- recoup,
- cancel,
- be punished,
- concede,
- make matters up,
- reimburse,
- suffer,
- satisfy.
How to use "Make amends" in context?
Making amends usually means to repair or mend a relationship. Sometimes when someone does something that they feel is wrong, they may feel the need or urge to make amends to the person they hurt. For example, maybe they may feel bad about upsetting someone and so they may want to visit them in person to apologize and try to make things right. Sometimes when making amends, people may also want to try to repair their relationship with the person they hurt.
There are a number of ways to go about making amends. Sometimes people may want to try to do it face to face, other times they may want to try to do it online.
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