Antonyms for apologiseapol·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

How to use apologise in a sentence?

1. Jill Ellis:

   I apologise for disappointing my team mates, coaches and the Federation who have always supported me, i think it's best for me to take a break, decompress from the stress of the last several months and come back mentally and physically ready to positively contribute to the team.

2. Kim Kang-won:

   They said it’s never enough even if Japan pays tens of times more, but they don’t put much meaning on compensation, they just want Japan to apologise and let more of its people know, so that there will no longer be such war crimes.

3. Paul Cook:

   We are appalled by the behaviour of certain members of staff at Medway Secure Training Centre shown in the programme and I would like to apologise personally to any young people involved in these incidents.

4. Muhammad Ali:

   If you ever dream of beating me then you better wake up and apologise

5. The British ambassador to Israel:

   I am disturbed to hear that Karine Elharrar was unable to attend meetings at COP26. I apologise deeply and sincerely to the minister. We want a COP Summit that is welcoming and inclusive to everyone.

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