| 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: | 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 |
| Notes: | a person is regretful; a situation may be regrettable |
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: | 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: | penitential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | remorseful |
Synonyms: |
apologetic, attritional, chastened, compunctious, conscience-stricken, contrite, guilt-ridden, mournful, penitent, regretful, repentant, rueful, sad, self-reproachful, sorrowful, sorry* |