Compunctious
Compunctious adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Sad and compunctious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sad" instead an adjective "Compunctious".
Sad
Sad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Compunctious and sad are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compunctious" instead an adjective "Sad".
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Sad and Compunctious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunctious/sad
Compunctious & Sad. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunctious/sad>.
Sad or Compunctious. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunctious/sad.
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