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| Main Entry: | |
| 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | repentant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sorry |
| Synonyms: | contrite, penitent, regretful, remorseful, rueful |
| Antonyms: | impenitent, unrepentant |
| Main Entry: | prodigal son |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | forgiven child |
| Synonyms: | lost lamb, magdalen, penitent, prodigal, prodigal returned, returnee |
| Main Entry: | compunctious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | remorseful |
| Synonyms: | apologetic, contrite, penitent, regretful, repentant, sorry |
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