| 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 |