175 entries under verb topic. ×

1
legalize(support, favor, defend, substantiate)
1
legitimize(support, favor, defend, explain)
1
lessen(cover, ease, moderate, diminish)
1
let go(expression, defend, explain, spare)
1
let off(expression, defend, spare, relieve)
1
liberate(defend, spare, relieve, pardon)
1
lighten(cover, ease, moderate, diminish)
1
make allowances(expression, favor, substantiate, legitimize)
1
make allowances for(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, defend)
1
make good(expression, support, substantiate, legitimize)
1
make light of(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, cover)
1
mask(cover, ease, moderate, diminish)
1
minimize(cover, ease, moderate, diminish)
1
moderate(cover, ease, diminish, lessen)
1
mollify(cover, ease, moderate, diminish)
1
overlook(defend, spare, relieve, pardon)
1
pass over(expression, defend, spare, relieve)
1
plead ignorance(expression, defend, explain, spare)
1
pretext(defend, explain, spare, relieve)
1
prettify(cover, ease, moderate, diminish)
11 years ago|882 views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). apologize for thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/apologize_for/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "apologize for thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/apologize_for/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 27, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, apologize for thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/apologize_for/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "apologize for thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 27 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/apologize_for/thesaurus/synonyms>