Synonyms of apologies

apologies

noun

plural of apology

as in excuses

an explanation that frees one from fault or blame

her standard apology for her chronic tardiness is the ever-present congestion on the highways

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excuses
• justifications
• reasons
• pleas
• alibis
• defenses
• rationalizations
• rationales
• pretexts
• confessions
• outs
• vindications
• acknowledgments
• pretenses
• cop-outs
• colors
• atonements
• whitewashes
• guises
• extenuations
• palliations

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of apologies

For more than a decade, Charli XCX was a secret weapon, a brazen experimentalist, a raw diarist, and (apologies to Chappell Roan) your favorite artist’s favorite artist. — Caryn Ganz, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026

The Galway County Council and the Bon Secours Sisters have issued formal apologies, according to the BBC. — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Being asked to name my favorite book of all time feels like way too much pressure (apologies to the asker, this newsletter’s editor). — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 July 2026

Her rebuke comes as Caribbean leaders meet under the Caricom bloc and launch a new slavery reparations manifesto, pressing Britain for apologies, debt cancellation and other measures long resisted in London. — Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

With apologies to Orwell, the prospect of a painful illness fills me with less dread than a blank page. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Did anyone else cheer at their TV screen when a distressed Paula walked up to her apartment building, only to find Rudy and Geri there offering help and apologies? — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 8 July 2026

Now, the roles have reversed, with Gomez there to support the singer at what was, without question, the wedding of the year (with apologies to Dua Lipa and Callum Turner). — María Munsuri, Vogue, 5 July 2026

In court, Donaldson claimed that those apologies referenced not abuse, but unrelated matters. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 27 June 2026