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Synonyms for apologise
apol·o·gise
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Princeton's WordNet
apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationaliseverb
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
"rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
Synonyms:
justify, condone, explain, relieve, prune, rationalize, excuse, beg off, vindicate, warrant, cut, let off, apologize, free, rationalise, exempt, absolve, pardonapologize, apologiseverb
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
"I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes"
Synonyms:
excuse, apologize, justify, rationalise, rationalize
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#42 | free | |
#1324 | cut | |
#2263 | sorry | |
#3082 | explain | |
#6601 | warrant | |
#7347 | exempt | |
#8557 | excuse | |
#9531 | justify | |
#13778 | relieve | |
#15033 | apologize | |
#15589 | apologies | |
#17325 | apology | |
#17724 | pardon | |
#31029 | apologise | |
#32728 | prune | |
#39252 | condone | |
#43009 | rationalize | |
#74511 | absolve | |
#80199 | vindicate | |
#94999 | rationalise |
How to use apologise in a sentence?
I apologise to Romans and to tourists for the unacceptable transport problems in recent days, i have decided to change the board.
We apologise for this unprovoked and criminal intrusion into our customers' information.
On behalf of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the government both at the time and today I want to apologise.
I apologise for disappointing my team mates, coaches and the Federation who have always supported me, i think it's best for me to take a break, decompress from the stress of the last several months and come back mentally and physically ready to positively contribute to the team.
The British ambassador to Israel:
I am disturbed to hear that Karine Elharrar was unable to attend meetings at COP26. I apologise deeply and sincerely to the minister. We want a COP Summit that is welcoming and inclusive to everyone.
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- вибачитисяUkrainian
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