Compunctious
Compunctious adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Regretting and compunctious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Regretting" instead an adjective "Compunctious".
Regretting
Compunctious and regretting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compunctious" instead an adjective "Regretting".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- humble and compunctious
- humble and regretting
- melancholy and compunctious
- melancholy and regretting
- woeful and compunctious
- woeful and regretting
- hesitant and compunctious
- hesitant and regretting
- sad and compunctious
- sad and regretting
- meek and compunctious
- meek and regretting
- sorry and compunctious
- sorry and regretting
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Regretting and Compunctious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunctious/regretting
Compunctious & Regretting. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunctious/regretting>.
Regretting or Compunctious. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunctious/regretting.
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