Synonyms for apologize
əˈpɒl əˌdʒaɪzapol·o·gize

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1. apologize, apologiseverb

   acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing

   "I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes"

   Synonyms:
   excuse, justify, rationalise, apologise, rationalize

2. 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, apologise, explain, relieve, prune, rationalize, excuse, beg off, vindicate, warrant, cut, let off, free, rationalise, exempt, absolve, pardon

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1. apologizeverb

   Synonyms:
   make an apology, offer an excuse, plead in defence or extenuation

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1. List of paraphrases for "apologize":

   apologise, apologizes, excuse, apology, apologies, disculpo, -apologize, excuses

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1. Donald Trump:

   I thought he was going to push me harder to apologize to his wife.

2. Armie Hammer:

   I would like to sincerely apologize to Casey and his family for my recent comments about him in my THR interview. Without knowing the facts about the civil lawsuits at issue (which I now understand were settled), I misspoke.

3. Peter Fankhauser:

   I would like to apologize to our millions of customers, and thousands of employees, suppliers and partners who have supported us for many years, it is a matter of profound regret to me and the rest of the board that we were not successful.

4. Louis DeJoy:

   Too many Americans were left waiting weeks for important deliveries of mail and packages. This is unacceptable, and I apologize to those customers who felt the impact of our delays.

5. Mark Stevens:

   What I did was wrong and there is no excuse for it, mr. Lowry deserves better, and I have reached out today in an attempt to directly apologize to him and other members of the Raptors and Warriors organizations. I'm grateful to those who accepted my calls.