apologize

[uh-pol-uh-jahyz] / əˈpɒl əˌdʒaɪz /

VERB

express remorse, regret

Synonyms

STRONGEST

atone confess retract withdraw

STRONG

crawl purge square

WEAK

admit guilt ask forgiveness ask pardon beg pardon bow to clear oneself cop a plea cop out excuse oneself get down on knees give satisfaction make amends make reparations make up for make up with offer compensation offer excuse say one is sorry

Antonyms

WEAK

defy

Example Sentences

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Hundreds of the chain’s outlets briefly closed, and it took out a full-page ad in British newspapers to apologize—kind of.

From The Wall Street Journal

She saw the hurt, apologized, brought you an ice cream sundae later.

From Literature

Once he apologizes and decides to listen to me, things can get better again.

From Literature

Clare apologized, though he could hardly see what fun they were interrupting.

From Literature

Ms. Hadden has since apologized for suggesting the victim caused her own death while blaming media for “intentionally creating sound bites to misconstrue my words during this tragedy.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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