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
Repentant is a synonym for guilty in ashamed topic. In some cases you can use "Repentant" instead an adjective "Guilty", when it comes to topics like apologetic.
Repentant
Repentant adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.
Guilty is a synonym for repentant in penitent topic. You can use "Guilty" instead an adjective "Repentant", if it concerns topics such as apologetic.
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Repentant and Guilty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/guilty/repentant
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