23
excuse(verb, vindicate, vindication)
16
justify(verb, support)
13
repent(verb, ask, grieve, lament, deplore)
10
apologise(verb, defend, grieve, lament, deplore)
9
vindicate(verb, support, vindicate)
9
defend(verb, support)
8
beg pardon(verb, expression, idiom, regret, atonement)
7
absolve(verb, correct, compensate, redeem, redress)
7
ask forgiveness(verb, expression, idiom, withdraw, deplore)
7
regret
6
plead(verb, defend)
6
rationalise
6
retract(verb, withdraw, renounce, regret)
5
answer(verb, correct, defend, compensate, redeem)
5
atone(verb, withdraw, compensate, retract, deplore)
5
allege
5
confess(verb, regret)
5
vouch
4
rationalize
4
sorry
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