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| Main Entry: | repentant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | penitent |
| Synonyms: | apologetic, contrite, regretful, remorseful, sorry, atoning, compunctious |
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| 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, conscience-stricken, contrite, crestfallen, debased, disconcerted, distraught, distressed, embarrassed, guilty, hesitant, humble, humiliated, meek, muddled, penitent, regretful, reluctant, repentant, shamed, shamefaced, sheepish, shy, sorry, submissive, chagrined, compunctious, demeaned, discomfited, flustered, humbled, mortified, stammering, stuttering |
| Antonyms: | bold, defiant, immodest, shameless, not sorry, unregretful, unremorseful, unself-conscious |
| Main Entry: | contrite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | regretful |
| Synonyms: | apologetic, conscience-stricken, humble, penitent, remorseful, repentant, sorrowful, sorry, attritional, chastened, compunctious, penitential |
| Antonyms: | hurtful, indifferent, mean, unrepentant |
| Main Entry: | penitent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shamed, sorrowful |
| Synonyms: | abject, apologetic, conscience-stricken, contrite, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorry, atoning, attritional, compunctious, penitential |
| Antonyms: | happy, unashamed, unrepentent |
| Main Entry: | regretful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sad, sorry |
| Synonyms: | apologetic, ashamed, contrite, disappointed, mournful, penitent, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorrowful, attritional, compunctious |
| Notes: | a person is regretful; a situation may be regrettable |
| Antonyms: | content, happy, satisfied, not guilty |
| Main Entry: | remorseful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | guilty, ashamed |
| Synonyms: | apologetic, conscience-stricken, contrite, mournful, penitent, regretful, repentant, rueful, sad, sorrowful, sorry, attritional, chastened, compunctious, guilt-ridden, penitential, self-reproachful |
| Antonyms: | callous, merciless, remorseless, ruthless, unmerciful, unashamed |
| Main Entry: | rueful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | regretful |
| Synonyms: | apologetic, ashamed, deplorable, lamentable, mournful, remorseful, repentant, sad, sorrowful, sorry |
| Main Entry: | subdued |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quiet, controlled |
| Synonyms: | crestfallen, dejected, dim, domestic, domesticated, down in the mouth*, downcast, grave, low-key*, mellow*, neutral, repentant, restrained, sad, serious, sober, soft, solemn, submissive, subtle, tasteful, unobtrusive, chastened, hushed, inobtrusive, moderated, muted, out of spirits, repressed, shaded, softened, tempered, toned down |
| Antonyms: | boisterous, communicative, excited, talkative, uncontrolled, aroused, roused |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | conscience-stricken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | remorseful |
| Synonyms: | repentant, sorry, chastened, guilt-ridden |
| Main Entry: | sorry |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | remorseful, regretful |
| Synonyms: | apologetic, conscience-stricken, contrite, melted, penitent, repentant, shamefaced, touched, attritional, compunctious, guilt-ridden, penitential, self-accusing, self-condemnatory, self-reproachful, softened |
| Antonyms: | glad, happy, unremorseful, unsorry |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | repentance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
self, conscience, contrite, not hardened, penitent, penitential, penitentiary, reclaimed, repentant, repenting, unhardened
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