Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for repentant.
Definitions

repentant

[ri-pen-tnt, -pen-tuhnt] / rɪˈpɛn tnt, -ˈpɛn tənt /


ADJECTIVE
sorry
Synonyms
Antonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Marcin, initially as malignant as Hook and as blinkered as Torvald, eventually grows as repentant and noble as Oberon in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which will co-star a certain native of Toruń as Titania.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Others note that it’s never the repentant Grinch who marauds through schools and holiday parades or blows up on social media.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

He transformed the original designs for the basilica into a far more ambitious proposal, which was initially funded by donations from repentant worshippers.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

Stories range from the title piece, about the death of his mother; to an account of a filmmaker in search of painkillers on a bank holiday weekend to the tale of a repentant vampire.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024

“What a good girl you are, Amy!” said Jo, with a repentant glance from her own damaged costume to that of her sister, which was fresh and spotless still.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




Vocabulary lists containing repentant