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Synonyms for remorseful
rɪˈmɔrs fəlre·morse·ful

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  1. remorsefuladjective

    Synonyms:
    apologetic, regretful, penitent

    Antonyms:
    unrepentant, unremorseful

  2. remorsefuladjective

    Feeling or filled with remorse.

    He was so remorseful that he voluntarily paid full restitution.

    Synonyms:
    penitent, apologetic, regretful

    Antonyms:
    unrepentant, unremorseful

  3. remorsefuladjective

    Expressing or caused by remorse.

    There was a remorseful look on her face.

    Synonyms:
    penitent, apologetic, regretful

    Antonyms:
    unremorseful, unrepentant

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. contrite, remorseful, rueful, ruthfuladjective

    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

    Synonyms:
    contrite, rueful, ruthful

    Antonyms:
    unremorseful, impenitent, unrepentant

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. remorsefuladjective

    Synonyms:
    compunctious, contrite, repentant, penitent, sorrowful

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#57036apologetic
#79078penitent
#105034contrite
#126324remorseful
#134051regretful
#151039rueful

How to use remorseful in a sentence?

  1. Christopher DeCoste and Tara Kawass:

    Mr. Oddi is coming to realize exactly what happened and is extremely remorseful, why did this happen? Much of our work will go towards answering that question.

  2. Jelena Kecmanovic:

    If you're remorseful and sad because a rumor you started ended up hurting several people, that means you really care about your friends and classmates -- and that's really important, let's figure out how you can improve your behavior so that you don't hurt them again.

  3. Atlanta Braves:

    We are aware of the tweets that surfaced after today’s game and have spoken to Sean, who is incredibly remorseful, regardless of how long ago he posted them, he is aware of the insensitivity and is taking full responsibility.

  4. Stephen Weymouth:

    He feels hugely remorseful for everything that's happened — for the injuries and the deaths — but he never intended to cause harm to anybody, it seems to be a bit of an overreach.

  5. The RHONYstar:

    I think the key is to know and believe that someone is truly remorseful and somebody truly made a mistake, that there was no premeditation.


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