Apologize
Apologize verb - Acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing.
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Synonyms for Apologize
Repair and apologize are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repair" instead a verb "Apologize".
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| arm | apologize arm | repair arm |
| relationship | apologize relationship | repair relationship |
| time | apologize time | repair time |
| face | apologize face | repair face |
| Other words: damage. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Just knowing Ron was going to make it was enough, and forgiving him before he could apologize will repair the friendship that much faster.
Source: Sweet and Sour Grapes
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Repair and Apologize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apologize/repair
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