Antonyms for atone
əˈtoʊnatone

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1. atoneverb

   To make reparation, compensation, or amends, for an offence or a crime or a sin one has committed.

   Synonyms:
   expiate, propitiate

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1. expiate, aby, abye, atoneverb

   make amends for

   "expiate one's sins"

   Synonyms:
   expiate, aby, abye, repent

2. repent, atoneverb

   turn away from sin or do penitence

   Synonyms:
   abye, regret, aby, expiate, repent, rue

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1. atoneverb

   Synonyms:
   expiate

How to use atone in a sentence?

1. College Republicans:

   I definitely believe people deal with racism, what I disagree with is this newfound notion of how white privilege is the new thing we have to atone for.

2. Kaname Harada:

   There is nothing more miserable than war in this world. We should raise our voices to let the next generation become aware of this, and ask to them to maintain peace, this is the least I can do to atone for the bad feelings I have.

3. Stephen Collins:

   Forty years ago, I did something terribly wrong that I deeply regret, i have been working to atone for it ever since. I've decided to address these issues publicly because two months ago, various news organizations published a recording made by my then-wife, Faye Grant, during a confidential marriage therapy session in January, 2012. This session was recorded without the therapist's or my knowledge or consent.

4. Kaname Harada:

   This is the least I can do to atone for the bad feelings I have.

5. Colonel Macgregor:

   There's sort of a sick mentality that says that generations after generations must atone sins of what happened in 13 years of German history and ignore the other 1,500 years of Germany. And Germany played a critical role in central Europe in terms of defending the serving Western civilization. So I think that's, that's the problem.

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