Apologetic
Apologetic adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Grieved and apologetic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grieved" instead an adjective "Apologetic".
Grieved
Apologetic and grieved are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apologetic" instead an adjective "Grieved".
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Grieved and Apologetic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apologetic/grieved
Apologetic & Grieved. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/apologetic/grieved>.
Grieved or Apologetic. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/apologetic/grieved.
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