Contrite
Contrite adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Grieved and contrite are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grieved" instead an adjective "Contrite".
Nearby Words: contrition, contritely
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Grieved and Contrite. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrite/grieved
Contrite & Grieved. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrite/grieved>.
Grieved or Contrite. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrite/grieved.
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