100 Words to Use Instead of “Sorry”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Absolve me	Release me from blame.
2.	Accept my regrets	Please accept my regret.
3.	Acknowledge my mistake	I recognize my error.
4.	Alas	Expresses regret or sadness.
5.	Apologies	An expression of regret.
6.	Apology accepted?	May I be forgiven?
7.	At fault	I am to blame.
8.	Bear with me	Please be patient.
9.	Beg pardon	A polite request to forgive.
10.	Believe me	Trust my intent.
11.	Bless me	Excuse me; my fault.
12.	Can you forgive me?	Please grant forgiveness.
13.	Consider it my fault	I take responsibility.
14.	Correct me	Please point out errors.
15.	Deepest regrets	Very strong regret.
16.	Didn’t mean to	It was unintentional.
17.	Disappointed in myself	I regret my actions.
18.	Don’t hold it against me	Please don’t resent me.
19.	Excuse me	Polite attention or apology.
20.	Excuse my mistake	Please overlook my error.
21.	Excuse the confusion	Regret for misunderstanding.
22.	Excuse the delay	Regret for being late.
23.	Excuse the interruption	Regret for interrupting.
24.	Excuse the oversight	Regret for missing something.
25.	Fault is mine	I am responsible.
26.	Forgive me	Please pardon me.
27.	Forgive my bluntness	Regret for being direct.
28.	Forgive my tone	Regret for how it sounded.
29.	Forgive my wording	Regret for phrasing.
30.	Forgive the mess	Regret about disorder.
31.	Forgive the short notice	Regret about late notice.
32.	Give me a moment	Please wait briefly.
33.	Go easy on me	Please be lenient.
34.	Grant me grace	Please show mercy.
35.	Hardly intended	I did not mean it.
36.	I accept responsibility	I own the outcome.
37.	I appreciate your patience	Thanks for waiting.
38.	I beg your pardon	Please forgive me.
39.	I concede	I admit I was wrong.
40.	I could be mistaken	I might be wrong.
41.	I didn’t mean that	That wasn’t my intent.
42.	I didn’t realize	I was unaware.
43.	I erred	I made a mistake.
44.	I feel awful	I regret this deeply.
45.	I hold myself accountable	I take full responsibility.
46.	I hope you’ll understand	Please see my intent.
47.	I messed up	I made a serious mistake.
48.	I must apologize	I need to express regret.
49.	I owe you	I should make amends.
50.	I regret that	I feel remorse.
51.	I regret the inconvenience	Regret for trouble caused.
52.	I stand corrected	You were right; I wasn’t.
53.	I take the blame	I accept fault.
54.	I was wrong	My judgment was incorrect.
55.	If you’ll excuse me	Please allow me to pass.
56.	Let me make it right	I will fix this.
57.	Let me rephrase	I’ll say it differently.
58.	Let me try again	I’ll attempt once more.
59.	Mea culpa	My fault; I’m to blame.
60.	My apologies	An expression of regret.
61.	My bad	My mistake.
62.	My fault	I am responsible.
63.	My mistake	I made an error.
64.	No excuse	I can’t justify it.
65.	Not my best moment	I did poorly.
66.	Pardon	Polite request to forgive.
67.	Pardon me	Please excuse me.
68.	Pardon my ignorance	Regret for not knowing.
69.	Pardon my intrusion	Regret for intruding.
70.	Pardon my lateness	Regret for being late.
71.	Pardon my mistake	Please overlook my error.
72.	Pardon the inconvenience	Regret for disruption caused.
73.	Pardon the interruption	Regret for interrupting.
74.	Please accept my apology	I ask you to forgive.
75.	Please excuse me	Please overlook this.
76.	Please forgive	Please pardon me.
77.	Please overlook that	Please ignore my misstep.
78.	Please pardon me	Please forgive me.
79.	Regretfully	With regret.
80.	Remorse	Deep regret for wrongdoing.
81.	Rest assured	I’ll address this.
82.	Shame on me	I’m embarrassed by my actions.
83.	Sincere apologies	Genuine regret expressed.
84.	Sincerely regret	Truly feel remorse.
85.	Thanks for your patience	Appreciation for waiting.
86.	That was careless	I acted thoughtlessly.
87.	That was my error	It was my mistake.
88.	That was uncalled for	I shouldn’t have done that.
89.	That’s on me	It’s my responsibility.
90.	To my regret	Unfortunately; with regret.
91.	Totally my fault	I’m fully responsible.
92.	Truly regret	I genuinely feel remorse.
93.	Understood—my mistake	I see; I was wrong.
94.	Unintentional	Not done on purpose.
95.	With regret	Expressing remorse.
96.	Won’t happen again	I will prevent a repeat.
97.	Wrong of me	I acted improperly.
98.	You’re right	I acknowledge your correctness.
99.	Your patience is appreciated	Thanks for waiting.
100.	Your point stands	I accept your argument.