Compunctious
Compunctious adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Sorrow and compunctious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sorrow" instead a noun "Compunctious".
Sorrow
Sorrow noun - Deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved.
Compunctious and sorrow are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Compunctious" with "Sorrow", this nouns are similar.
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Sorrow and Compunctious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunctious/sorrow
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Sorrow or Compunctious. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compunctious/sorrow.
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