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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1. 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.

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. 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.

4. Ben Wallace:

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

5. 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.