Contrition
Contrition noun - A feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing.
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Synonyms for Contrition
Penitency and contrition are semantically related in regret topic. In some cases you can use "Penitency" instead a noun "Contrition".
Nearby Words: contrite, contritely
Penitency
Contrition and penitency are semantically related in regret topic. You can use "Contrition" instead a noun "Penitency", if it concerns topics such as penitence.
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Related pairs
- sadness and contrition
- sadness and penitency
- rue and contrition
- rue and penitency
- distress and contrition
- distress and penitency
- attrition and contrition
- attrition and penitency
- shame and contrition
- shame and penitency
- sorrow and contrition
- sorrow and penitency
- grief and contrition
- grief and penitency
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Penitency and Contrition. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrition/penitency
Contrition & Penitency. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrition/penitency>.
Penitency or Contrition. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrition/penitency.
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