| Main Entry: | apologetic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expressing remorse, regret |
Synonyms: |
atoning, attritional, compunctious, conciliatory, contrite, expiatory, explanatory, on one's knees, penitent, penitential, propitiatory, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, self-effacing, self-incriminating, sorry, supplicating |
Antonyms: |
defiant, defying |
| Main Entry: | ashamed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | regretting, remorseful |
Synonyms: |
abashed, apologetic, bashful, blushing, chagrined, compunctious, conscience-stricken, contrite, crestfallen, debased, demeaned, discomfited, disconcerted, distraught, distressed, embarrassed, flustered, guilty, hesitant, humble, humbled, humiliated, meek, mortified, muddled, penitent, regretful, reluctant, repentant, shamed, shamefaced, sheepish, shy, sorry, stammering, stuttering, submissive |
Antonyms: |
bold, defiant, immodest, not sorry, shameless, unregretful, unremorseful, unself-conscious |
| Main Entry: | bad |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sorry |
Synonyms: |
apologetic, conscience-stricken, contrite, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, disconsolate, down, downcast, downhearted, guilty, low, regretful, remorseful, sad, upset, woebegone |
| Notes: | badly is an adverb to describe an activity; bad is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
| Main Entry: | contrite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | regretful |
Synonyms: |
apologetic, attritional, chastened, compunctious, conscience-stricken, humble, penitent, penitential, remorseful, repentant, sorrowful, sorry |
Antonyms: |
hurtful, indifferent, mean, unrepentant |
| Main Entry: | penitent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shamed, sorrowful |
Synonyms: |
abject, apologetic, atoning, attritional, compunctious, conscience-stricken, contrite, penitential, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorry |
Antonyms: |
happy, unashamed, unrepentent |
| Main Entry: | regretful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sad, sorry |
Synonyms: |
apologetic, ashamed, attritional, compunctious, contrite, disappointed, mournful, penitent, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorrowful |
Antonyms: |
content, happy, not guilty, satisfied |
| Main Entry: | remorseful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | guilty, ashamed |
Synonyms: |
apologetic, attritional, chastened, compunctious, conscience-stricken, contrite, guilt-ridden, mournful, penitent, penitential, regretful, repentant, rueful, sad, self-reproachful, sorrowful, sorry |
Antonyms: |
callous, merciless, remorseless, ruthless, unashamed, unmerciful |
| Main Entry: | rueful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | regretful |
Synonyms: |
apologetic, ashamed, deplorable, lamentable, mournful, remorseful, repentant, sad, sorrowful, sorry |
| Main Entry: | sorry |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | remorseful, regretful |
Synonyms: |
apologetic, attritional, compunctious, conscience-stricken, contrite, guilt-ridden, melted, penitent, penitential, repentant, self-accusing, self-condemnatory, self-reproachful, shamefaced, softened, touched |
Antonyms: |
glad, happy, unremorseful, unsorry |
| Main Entry: | repentant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | penitent |
Synonyms: |
apologetic, atoning, compunctious, contrite, regretful, remorseful, sorry |