Contrite and Defiant

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Contrite adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.

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Defiant is an antonym for contrite.

Nearby Words: contrition, contritely

Defiant adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.

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Contrite is an antonym for defiant.

Nearby Words: defiance, defiantly

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Defiant and Contrite. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrite/defiant

Contrite & Defiant. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrite/defiant>.

Defiant or Contrite. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrite/defiant.

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