Apologetic
Apologetic adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Mortified and apologetic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mortified" instead an adjective "Apologetic".
Mortified
Mortified adjective - Made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride.
Apologetic and mortified are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apologetic" instead an adjective "Mortified".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- humble and apologetic
- humble and mortified
- uncomfortable and apologetic
- uncomfortable and mortified
- sorry and apologetic
- sorry and mortified
- distressed and apologetic
- distressed and mortified
- regretful and apologetic
- regretful and mortified
- humbled and apologetic
- humbled and mortified
- humiliated and apologetic
- humiliated and mortified
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Mortified and Apologetic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apologetic/mortified
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Mortified or Apologetic. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/apologetic/mortified.
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