atones

verb

present tense third-person singular of atone
as in confesses

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for atones
  1. confesses
  2. apologizes
  3. justifies
Verb
  • Emerald Isle, North Carolina, confesses its obvious charms—brilliant blue-green waters, a verdant maritime forest, and lush marshes—in its name.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 7 July 2026
  • Then Armand confesses to Molloy that, actually, he’s been in love with him for decades.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 July 2026
Definition of confesses
Verb
  • Raq apologizes profusely, though, centering herself throughout the whole convo, but Kanan seems to be receptive.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Hollis’ daughter Caroline (Harlow Jane) apologizes to Aubrey (West Duchovny) for sleeping with her boyfriend, and decides to stay on Nantucket and reconnect with her mom.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of apologizes
Verb
  • Each enterprise has to decide what level of availability justifies that investment.
    — Srini Srinivasan, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The watch justifies its premium and improves upon its two-year-old predecessor with three-day battery life and a blindingly bright screen.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of justifies
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

atonements
atones
atones (for)
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Atones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atones. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of salvo

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

'Gaslighting,' 'Woke,' 'Democracy,' and Other Top Lookups
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
fridge-magnet-letters
Drop a Letter Quiz August 2026 Drop a letter from a word to make a totally diffe...
See All