Compunctious
Compunctious adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Self-effacing and compunctious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-effacing" instead an adjective "Compunctious".
Self-effacing
Self-effacing adjective - Not comfortable around people.
Compunctious and self-effacing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compunctious" instead an adjective phrase "Self-effacing".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- humble and compunctious
- humble and self-effacing
- hesitant and compunctious
- hesitant and self-effacing
- meek and compunctious
- meek and self-effacing
- submissive and compunctious
- submissive and self-effacing
- reluctant and compunctious
- reluctant and self-effacing
- shy and compunctious
- shy and self-effacing
- bashful and compunctious
- bashful and self-effacing
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Self-effacing and Compunctious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunctious/self-effacing
Compunctious & Self-effacing. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunctious/self-effacing>.
Self-effacing or Compunctious. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunctious/self-effacing.
