Synonyms for apologise
apol·o·gise

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1. apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationaliseverb

   defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

   "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"

   Synonyms:
   justify, condone, explain, relieve, prune, rationalize, excuse, beg off, vindicate, warrant, cut, let off, apologize, free, rationalise, exempt, absolve, pardon

2. apologize, apologiseverb

   acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing

   "I apologized for being late"; "He apologized for the many typoes"

   Synonyms:
   excuse, apologize, justify, rationalise, rationalize

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1. List of paraphrases for "apologise":

   apologize, excuse, disculpo, sorry, apology, apologies

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How to use apologise in a sentence?

1. Avid Life:

   We apologise for this unprovoked and criminal intrusion into our customers' information.

2. Spaniard Feliciano Lopez:

   I just wanted to apologise and to make him happy for a while, i gave him a T-shirt and a wristband from the match.

3. Ben Wallace:

   On behalf of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the government both at the time and today I want to apologise.

4. Volkswagen China:

   We have paid close attention to CCTV reporting ... and we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused to our customers.

5. Cabinet Office:

   We apologise to all those affected and are looking into how this happened. We have reported the matter to the ICO (Information Commissioner's Office) and are contacting all those affected directly.