Synonyms of apologizing

apologizing

verb

present participle of apologize

as in confessing

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.

Related Words

• confessing
• excusing
• explaining
• justifying
• atoning
• rationalizing
• whitewashing
• mitigating
• minimizing
• extenuating
• palliating
• deodorizing
• explaining away
• glossing (over)
• varnishing
• sugarcoating
• accounting (for)
• alleviating
• softening
• glozing (over)
• exonerating
• moderating
• soft-pedaling
• vindicating
• absolving
• tempering
• playing down
• exculpating
• lightening
• lessening
• acquitting
• easing
• clearing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of apologizing

Later on Thursday, Real Salt Lake issued a statement apologizing to JJ and Kealia. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Metz also addressed the court and started by apologizing to the teens and their families. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 7 July 2026

Wealthy merchants, landowners and even religious leaders enjoyed having nice things in their homes and stopped apologizing for them. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026

If your team is constantly apologizing to customers, missing deliverables or running on fumes, growth has outpaced your foundation. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

The convention’s 2022 annual meeting passed a resolution apologizing to abuse survivors, several of them by name. — ABC News, 25 June 2026

Bailey Zimmerman is apologizing after a warrant for the country singer’s arrest was issued following an incident at a New Mexico hotel. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026

Criminal Minds star Paget Brewster is apologizing after lashing out at a critic. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026

But the ransom note makes no reference to Nancy Guthrie either dying or the kidnappers apologizing. — Michael Ruiz , Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026