Abashed and Penitent

Abashed

Abashed adjective - Feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious.

Penitent and abashed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penitent" instead an adjective "Abashed".

Nearby Words: abashment, abashing

Penitent

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

Abashed and penitent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abashed" instead an adjective "Penitent".

Nearby Words: penitence, penitential, penitently
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