Contrite and Compassionless

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Contrite adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.

Usage example: being contrite is not enough to spare you an arrest if you're caught shoplifting

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Compassionless is an antonym for contrite.

Nearby Words: contrition, contritely

Compassionless adjective - Having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings.

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Contrite is an antonym for compassionless.

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Compassionless and Contrite. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrite/compassionless

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