Contrite
Contrite adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Downhearted and contrite are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Downhearted" instead an adjective "Contrite".
Nearby Words: contrition, contritely
Downhearted
Downhearted adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Contrite and downhearted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrite" instead an adjective "Downhearted".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- upset and contrite
- upset and downhearted
- low and contrite
- low and downhearted
- down and contrite
- down and downhearted
- melancholy and contrite
- melancholy and downhearted
- woeful and contrite
- woeful and downhearted
- abject and contrite
- abject and downhearted
- downcast and contrite
- downcast and downhearted
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Downhearted and Contrite. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrite/downhearted
Contrite & Downhearted. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrite/downhearted>.
Downhearted or Contrite. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrite/downhearted.
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