Anguish
Anguish noun - Deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved.
Usage example: words can't express my anguish at losing my cat
Contrition and anguish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contrition" instead a noun "Anguish".
Nearby Words: anguished, anguishing
Contrition
Contrition noun - A feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.
Usage example: once again she heard her abusive husband's tearful expressions of contrition
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Synonyms for Contrition
Anguish and contrition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Anguish" instead a noun "Contrition".
Nearby Words: contrite, contritely
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sadness and anguish
- sadness and contrition
- rue and anguish
- rue and contrition
- uneasiness and anguish
- uneasiness and contrition
- distress and anguish
- distress and contrition
- affliction and anguish
- affliction and contrition
- sorrow and anguish
- sorrow and contrition
- grief and anguish
- grief and contrition
How words are described
| deep | deep anguish | deep contrition |
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Contrition and Anguish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/anguish/contrition
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