Expiatory
Expiatory adjective - Having power to atone for or offered by way of expiation or propitiation.
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Synonyms for Expiatory
Penitent and expiatory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penitent" instead an adjective "Expiatory".
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Related pairs
- sorry and expiatory
- sorry and penitent
- rueful and expiatory
- rueful and penitent
- conciliatory and expiatory
- conciliatory and penitent
- regretful and expiatory
- regretful and penitent
- contrite and expiatory
- contrite and penitent
- remorseful and expiatory
- remorseful and penitent
- repentant and expiatory
- repentant and penitent
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Penitent and Expiatory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/expiatory/penitent
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Penitent or Expiatory. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/expiatory/penitent.
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