Penitent and Saddened

Penitent

Penitent adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.

Saddened and penitent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Saddened" instead an adjective "Penitent".

Nearby Words: penitence, penitential, penitently

Saddened

Saddened adjective - Feeling unhappiness.

Penitent and saddened are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Penitent" instead an adjective "Saddened".

Nearby Word: saddening
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Saddened and Penitent. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/penitent/saddened
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