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apologize

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of apologize

to express regret for doing or saying something wrong

I want to apologize to you for my rude behavior yesterday.

We apologize for the mistake and promise that it won't happen again.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of apologize

deodorize, excuse, explain away, extenuate, gloss (over), gloze (over), palliate, whitewash

sugarcoat, varnish

account (for), explain, justify, rationalize

minimize, play down, soft-pedal

alleviate, ease, lessen, lighten, mitigate, moderate, soften, temper

absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate

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