Contrite
Contrite adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Repenting and contrite are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Repenting" instead an adjective "Contrite".
Nearby Words: contrition, contritely
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- abject and contrite
- abject and repenting
- sorry and contrite
- sorry and repenting
- sorrowful and contrite
- sorrowful and repenting
- rueful and contrite
- rueful and repenting
- regretful and contrite
- regretful and repenting
- penitent and contrite
- penitent and repenting
- remorseful and contrite
- remorseful and repenting
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