Contrite
Contrite adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Guilty is a synonym for contrite in feeling topic. In some cases you can use "Guilty" instead an adjective "Contrite".
Nearby Words: contrition, contritely
Guilty
Guilty adjective - Suffering from or expressive of a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.
Usage example: she was burdened with a guilty conscience after stealing the newspaper from the newsstand
Contrite is a synonym for guilty in ashamed topic. You can use "Contrite" instead an adjective "Guilty", if it concerns topics such as feeling, blameworthy.
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Guilty and Contrite. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrite/guilty
Contrite & Guilty. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrite/guilty>.
Guilty or Contrite. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrite/guilty.
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