175 entries under verb topic. ×

5
excuse(cover, favor, ease, moderate)
3
alibi(support, favor, sustain, confirm)
3
defend(support, show, favor, back)
3
justify(support, cover, maintain, favor)
2
advocate(support, maintain, favor, back)
2
apologize(grieve, lament, deplore, regret)
2
assert(support, maintain, favor, back)
2
condone(support, cover, favor, ease)
2
cover(ease, moderate, defend, explain)
2
exculpate(support, cover, maintain, favor)
2
exonerate(support, maintain, favor, back)
2
explain(support, maintain, favor, back)
2
extenuate(cover, ease, moderate, defend)
2
maintain(support, favor, back, approve)
2
mitigate(cover, ease, moderate, defend)
2
palliate(cover, favor, ease, moderate)
2
pardon(support, favor, sustain, confirm)
2
plead(support, maintain, favor, back)
2
rationalize(support, maintain, favor, back)
2
stand up for(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, support)
<12345…9>
11 years ago|882 views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). apologize for thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/apologize_for/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "apologize for thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/apologize_for/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, apologize for thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/apologize_for/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "apologize for thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/apologize_for/thesaurus/synonyms>