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

Instead of overreaction to Aegon’s taunts, Aemond keeps apologizing. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Maggie eventually, after apologizing repeatedly, offers to let Negan stab her in return, as though that would balance the scales. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Finally, prosecutors presented new evidence, including Colt’s notebooks outlining his plans and his statements to investigators admitting to the shooting and apologizing. — Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Jason Alexander is apologizing after Courtney Stodden called him out over a controversial sketch. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026

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

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