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Synonyms for apologise in English

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apologise:
- apologize; excuse; pardon; apologise; justify; rationalize; rationalise

English

Detailed Synonyms for apologise in English

apologise:

to apologise verb, British

to apologise
to apologize; to excuse; to pardon; to apologise
- apologize verb, American (apologizes, apologized, apologizing)
- excuse verb (excuses, excused, excusing)
- pardon verb (pardons, pardoned, pardoning)
- apologise verb, British
apologise

– acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing ¹
to apologize; apologise
– acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing ¹
- apologize verb, American (apologizes, apologized, apologizing)
  - I apologized for being late¹
  - He apologized for the many typoes¹
- apologise verb, British
apologise

– defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning ¹
to apologize; to justify; to excuse; to rationalize; rationalise; apologise
– defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning ¹
- apologize verb, American (apologizes, apologized, apologizing)
- justify verb (justifies, justified, justifying)
- excuse verb (excuses, excused, excusing)
- rationalize verb, American (rationalizes, rationalized, rationalizing)
  - rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior¹
  - he rationalized his lack of success¹
- rationalise verb, British
- apologise verb, British

Alternate Synonyms for "apologise":

apologize; excuse; justify; rationalize; rationalise; defend; support; fend for

Related Definitions for "apologise":

acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing¹
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University