sorry

[sor-ee, sawr-ee] / ˈsɒr i, ˈsɔr i /

ADJECTIVE

remorseful, regretful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apologetic contrite regretful remorseful touched

WEAK

attritional compunctious conscience-stricken guilt-ridden melted penitent penitential repentant self-accusing self-condemnatory self-reproachful shamefaced softened

Antonyms

WEAK

unremorseful unsorry

ADJECTIVE

sad, heartbroken

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pitiful sad sorrowful unhappy

WEAK

disconsolate distressed grieved heartbroken heavy-hearted melancholy mournful rueful saddened

Antonyms

STRONGEST

happy

WEAK

glad heartened hopeful joyful

ADJECTIVE

wretched, pathetic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dismal distressing miserable pitiful sad

WEAK

abject base beggarly cheap contemptible deplorable despisable disgraceful inadequate insignificant mean paltry piteous pitiable poor scruffy scummy scurvy shabby shoddy small trifling trivial unimportant vile worthless wretched

Antonyms

WEAK

good nice

Example Sentences

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The BBC has seen a draft of an apology prepared by the Church, in which it says "we are deeply sorry".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

I feel sorry for Fed Chair Jerome Powell because he is in this impossible situation.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Catching herself, she adds, “If my husband reads this, he’ll be like, ‘I’m sorry, what?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

That’s a sorry way to get at the truth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

“When life gives you crap… turn it into fertilizer. Ah, sorry, that was probably stupid.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman