| absolve(verb, excuse, pardon, forgive, acquit) |
| clear(verb, adjective, excuse, pardon, forgive) |
| act of contrition(expression, excuse, regret, apology) |
| admission of guilt(expression, excuse, regret, apology) |
| expression of regret(expression, excuse, regret, apology) |
| give absolution(expression, excuse, pardon, forgive, acquit) |
| grant amnesty(expression, excuse, pardon, forgive, acquit) |
| make allowances for(expression, excuse, pardon, forgive, acquit) |
| plead ignorance(expression, excuse, pardon, forgive, acquit) |
| request for forgiveness(expression, excuse, regret, apology) |
| take rap for(expression, excuse, pardon, forgive, acquit) |
| acknowledgment(noun, act, excuse, regret, apology) |
| acquit(verb, excuse, pardon, forgive) |
| admission(noun, act, excuse, regret, apology) |
| alibi(verb, excuse, pardon, forgive, acquit) |
| amends(noun, act, excuse, regret, apology) |
| apologize for(verb, excuse, pardon, forgive, acquit) |
| apology(noun, act, excuse, regret) |
| appease(verb, excuse, pardon, forgive, acquit) |
| atonement(noun, act, excuse, regret, apology) |