Contrite
Contrite adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Expiatory and contrite are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Expiatory" instead an adjective "Contrite".
Nearby Words: contrition, contritely
Expiatory
Expiatory adjective - Having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation.
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Synonyms for Expiatory
Contrite and expiatory are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrite" instead an adjective "Expiatory".
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Related pairs
- sorry and contrite
- sorry and expiatory
- rueful and contrite
- rueful and expiatory
- conciliatory and contrite
- conciliatory and expiatory
- regretful and contrite
- regretful and expiatory
- penitent and contrite
- penitent and expiatory
- remorseful and contrite
- remorseful and expiatory
- repentant and contrite
- repentant and expiatory
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