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Synonyms for make amends
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : uh-mendz |
Phonetic Transcription : əˈmɛndz |
Top 10 synonyms for make amends Other synonyms for the word make amends
- abide by
- abrogate
- absolve
- accommodate
- accord
- account
- acquit
- adhere to
- adjust
- admit guilt
- allow for
- ameliorate
- annul
- answer
- ante up
- appease
- ask forgiveness
- ask pardon
- atone
- atone for
- award
- balance
- be equivalent
- beg pardon
- better
- bow to
- bring up to code
- bury the hatchet
- cancel
- carry out
- change one's ways
- charge
- clean up
- clean up one's act
- clear oneself
- come to terms
- comp
- compensate
- compose
- conciliate
- convert
- cop a plea
- cop out
- correct
- cough up
- counterbalance
- countercheck
- counterpoise
- counterpose
- countervail
- crawl
- cure
- defray
- dial back
- discharge
- do business
- do penance
- ease
- emend
- equalize
- equipoise
- excuse oneself
- expiate
- fix
- forgive and forget
- frustrate
- fulfill
- get down on knees
- give back
- give satisfaction
- go straight
- grease
- hold to
- honor a claim
- indemnify
- invalidate
- keep
- keep the faith
- make
- make amends
- make good
- make over
- make peace
- make redress
- make reparation
- make reparations
- make repayment
- make restitution
- make up for
- make up with
- meet
- mend
- negative
- nullify
- offer compensation
- offer excuse
- offset
- outweigh
- overcompensate
- pacify
- pay
- pay back
- pay dues
- pay for
- pay off
- pay one's dues
- perform
- propitiate
- purge
- put out
- put right
- quit
- rearrange
- rebate
- rebuild
- recalibrate
- reciprocate
- reclaim
- recompense
- reconcile
- reconstitute
- reconstruct
- recoup
- recover
- redeem
- redress
- refashion
- reform
- refund
- regenerate
- regulate
- rehabilitate
- reimburse
- reinstate
- relieve
- relinquish
- remake
- remedy
- remit
- remodel
- remunerate
- renew
- renovate
- reorganize
- repair
- repay
- requite
- resolve
- respond
- restitution
- restore
- retaliate
- retract
- retrieve
- return
- revenge
- revise
- revolutionize
- reward
- rework
- satisfy
- save
- say one is sorry
- set off
- settle
- settle up
- shake hands
- shape up
- spring for
- square
- standardize
- swear off
- sweeten the pot
- swing for
- take care of
- take one's medicine
- transform
- turn around
- turn over a new leaf
- turn over new leaf
- turn things around
- uplift
- vindicate
- withdraw
Définition of make amends
Origin :- early 14c., "restitution," collective singular, from Old French amendes "fine, penalty," plural of amende "reparation," from amender "to amend" (see amend).
- As in make up : verb compensate, reconcile
- As in offset : verb counterbalance, compensate
- As in atone : verb compensate; make amends for former misdoing
- As in recompense : verb pay back, make restitution
- As in redeem : verb atone for; compensate
- As in redress : verb change, rectify
- As in reform : verb correct, rectify
- As in refund : verb return money; rebate
- As in repay : verb give back money or possession
- As in requite : verb compensate, give in return
- As in restitute : verb refund
- As in compensate : verb offset, make up for
- As in apologize : verb express remorse, regret
- He was ashamed, and determined to make amends by a frank confession.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- Thinking to make amends I went one evening to the doctor's apartment.
- Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
- When I grow richer, I will write to you on gilt-post, to make amends for this sheet.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
- Turkey is sure to forgive you when you've done what you can to make amends.
- Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
- You have not shown the slightest indication of wishing to make amends.'
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- I know they're trying to make amends, but they mustn't expect miracles.
- Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
- His father courteously tried to make amends for his nonchalance.
- Extract from : « A Tangled Tale » by Lewis Carroll
- Not only will I take you back, but I shall strive to make amends for my brutality.
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
- But he would have to pass that way coming back, and she could make amends.
- Extract from : « The Duke Of Chimney Butte » by G. W. Ogden
- He felt in a measure responsible, so he hastened to make amends.
- Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
Antonyms for make amends
- abandon
- allow
- approve
- ask
- be real
- blame
- break
- condemn
- confuse
- convict
- damage
- defy
- deny
- depart
- deprive
- destroy
- disagree
- disproportion
- disregard
- dissatisfy
- dissuade
- extort
- fail
- fine
- forfeit
- forgive
- harm
- hold
- hurt
- ignore
- impair
- injure
- keep
- kill
- leave
- leave alone
- let go
- lose
- miss
- neglect
- pardon
- penalize
- permit
- refuse
- request
- ruin
- seize
- sentence
- spoil
- steal
- support
- sympathize
- take
- tell truth
- upset
- validate
- waver
- withhold
- worsen
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