Compunctious
Compunctious adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Penitential and compunctious are semantically related in regret topic. In some cases you can use "Penitential" instead an adjective "Compunctious". popular alternative
Penitential
Penitential adjective - Showing or constituting penance.
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Synonyms for Penitential
Compunctious and penitential are semantically related in remorseful topic. You can use "Compunctious" instead an adjective "Penitential", if it concerns topics such as regret.
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Related pairs
- penitentiary and compunctious
- penitentiary and penitential
- sad and compunctious
- sad and penitential
- sorry and compunctious
- sorry and penitential
- sorrowful and compunctious
- sorrowful and penitential
- mournful and compunctious
- mournful and penitential
- rueful and compunctious
- rueful and penitential
- regretful and compunctious
- regretful and penitential
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