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8
beg pardon(verb, idiom, regret, atonement)
7
ask forgiveness(verb, idiom, withdraw, deplore)
2
apologize for(verb, grieve, lament, deplore)
2
do penance(verb, correct, compensate, redeem)
2
excuse oneself(verb, idiom, regret)
2
feel remorse(verb, grieve, lament, deplore)
2
feel sorry(verb, grieve, lament, deplore)
2
feel uneasy(verb, grieve, lament, deplore)
2
give satisfaction(verb, idiom, regret, atonement)
2
make amends(verb, idiom, correct, compensate)
2
take back(withdraw, renounce, retract)
1
alibi out of
1
back down(verb, phrasal verb, withdraw, renounce)
1
be sorry(verb, idiom, grieve, lament)
1
beg off(verb, phrasal verb)
1
have compunctions(verb, grieve, lament, deplore)
1
have qualms(verb, grieve, lament, deplore)
1
kick oneself(verb, grieve, lament, deplore)
1
lie out of
1
look back(verb, grieve, lament, deplore)
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APASmart Define. (2015). apologize thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/apologize/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "apologize thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/apologize/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, apologize thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/apologize/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "apologize thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/apologize/thesaurus/synonyms>