apology

apology is a 7-letter English word with 7 senses as noun and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; justification; as, Tertullian's Apology for Christianity. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Something said or written in defense or justification of what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to disapprobation; justification; as, Tertullian's Apology for Christianity.
2. noun. An acknowledgment intended as an atonement for some improper or injurious remark or act; an admission to another of a wrong or discourtesy done him, accompanied by an expression of regret.
3. noun. Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
4. intransitive verb. To offer an apology.
5. noun. a poor example

   "it was an apology for a meal"

   "a poor excuse for an automobile"

   Synonyms: excuse

6. noun. an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone

   "he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"

7. noun. a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly

   Synonyms: apologia

Synonyms

excuse, apologia

Common word forms

apologies

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