Antonyms for apologize for
| Grammar : Verb |
- abandon
- accuse
- aggravate
- agitate
- allow
- attack
- blacken
- blame
- burden
- censure
- charge
- condemn
- contradict
- convict
- damn
- darken
- deny
- depress
- desert
- disagree
- disapprove
- disclose
- disprove
- divulge
- enlarge
- expose
- extend
- forsake
- hold
- hurt
- ignore
- incite
- increase
- incriminate
- intensify
- invalidate
- irritate
- keep
- lay bare
- leave
- let out
- limit
- magnify
- maintain
- neglect
- open
- oppose
- prevent
- prolong
- protest
- provoke
- punish
- quit
- refuse
- reject
- relinquish
- renounce
- resign
- restrain
- reveal
- sentence
- show
- strip
- surrender
- tell
- trouble
- uncover
- unmask
- upset
- veto
- worry
- worsen
Definition of apologize for
- As in justify : verb legitimize, substantiate
- As in palliate : verb gloss over; cover up
- As in defend : verb show support for
- As in excuse : verb forgive, absolve; justify
Synonyms for apologize for
- abate
- absolve
- acquit
- advocate
- aid
- alibi
- allay
- alleviate
- answer for
- apologize for
- appease
- approve
- argue
- argue for
- assert
- assuage
- back
- back up
- be answerable for
- bear one out
- bear out
- bear with
- befriend
- brief
- camouflage
- champion
- claim
- clear
- cloak
- come to defense of
- conceal
- condone
- confirm
- contend
- cop a plea
- countenance
- cover
- cover for
- crawl
- defend
- diminish
- discharge
- disguise
- dispense from
- dissemble
- do justice to
- ease
- endorse
- espouse
- establish
- exculpate
- excuse
- exempt
- exempt from
- exonerate
- explain
- extenuate
- favor
- forgive
- free
- give absolution
- gloze
- go to bat for
- grant amnesty
- guarantee
- hide
- hush up
- indulge
- justify
- legalize
- lessen
- let go
- let off
- liberate
- lighten
- maintain
- make allowances
- make allowances for
- make good
- make light of
- mask
- minimize
- mitigate
- moderate
- mollify
- overlook
- palliate
- pardon
- pass over
- plead
- plead ignorance
- pretext
- prettify
- prove a case
- purge
- put in a good word
- put on a Band-Aid
- qualify
- quick fix
- rationalize
- rebut
- recommend
- release
- relieve
- remit
- reprieve
- ride shotgun for
- say in defense
- screen
- second
- show cause
- shrive
- shrug off
- soften
- soothe
- spare
- speak in favor
- speak up for
- square
- stand by
- stand up for
- stick up for
- stonewall
- sugarcoat
- support
- sustain
- take rap for
- temper
- thump for
- tolerate
- uphold
- validate
- varnish
- veil
- veneer
- verify
- vindicate
- warrant
- white
- whiten
- whitewash
- wink at
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