Dictionary Entry
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
- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
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.
- 3noun
Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.
- 4intransitive verb
To offer an apology.
- 5noun
a poor example
"it was an apology for a meal"
"a poor excuse for an automobile"
Synonyms
- 6noun
an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
"he wrote a letter of apology to the hostess"
- 7noun
a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly
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