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remorseful

(rɪmɔːʳsfʊl)
adjective
If you are remorseful, you feel very guilty and sorry about something wrong that you have done.
He was genuinely remorseful.
Synonyms: regretful, sorry, guilty, sad More Synonyms of remorseful
remorsefully adverb [ADVERB with verb]
'My poor wife!' he said, remorsefully.

remorseful in American English

(rɪˈmɔrsfəl)
adjective
full of remorse; feeling, expressing, or caused by remorse
Derived forms
remorsefully (reˈmorsefully)
adverb
remorsefulness (reˈmorsefulness)
noun

Examples of 'remorseful' in a sentence
remorseful

He said that he appeared genuinely remorseful and had already resigned.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He loves me and is genuinely remorseful.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Price thinks they are genuinely remorseful.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In fact, he seems remorseful for opportunities missed.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
If he is genuinely remorseful and understands how wrong it was, you might feel he's learned his lesson and leave it at that.
The Sun (2012)
(adjective) 
He was genuinely remorseful.
Synonyms
regretful
He gave a regretful smile.
sorry
She was very sorry about all the trouble she'd caused.
guilty
When she saw me, she looked extremely guilty.
sad
ashamed
He was ashamed at how shabbily he had dressed for the occasion.
apologetic
The staff were very apologetic about the mistake.
chastened
rueful
He shook his head and gave me a rueful smile.
contrite
He was so contrite that he wrote me a letter of apology.
sorrowful
His father's face looked suddenly soft and sorrowful.
repentant
a repentant criminal
guilt-ridden
penitent
a penitent sinner
conscience-stricken
self-reproachful

Additional synonyms

in the sense of apologetic
Definition
showing or expressing regret
The staff were very apologetic about the mistake.
Synonyms
regretful,
sorry,
rueful,
contrite,
remorseful,
penitent
in the sense of ashamed
Definition
overcome with shame or remorse
He was ashamed at how shabbily he had dressed for the occasion.
Synonyms
embarrassed,
sorry,
guilty,
upset,
distressed,
shy,
humbled,
humiliated,
blushing,
self-conscious,
red-faced,
chagrined,
flustered,
mortified,
sheepish,
bashful,
prudish,
crestfallen,
discomfited,
remorseful,
abashed,
shamefaced,
conscience-stricken,
discountenanced
in the sense of conscience-stricken
Definition
feeling guilty because of having done something wrong
Synonyms
guilty,
troubled,
sorry,
disturbed,
ashamed,
contrite,
repentant,
remorseful,
penitent,
compunctious

Nearby words of
remorseful

  • remonstrance
  • remonstrate
  • remorse
  • remorseful
  • remorseless
  • remote
  • remotely

Synonyms of 'remorseful'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of contrite
Definition
full of guilt or regret
He was so contrite that he wrote me a letter of apology.
Synonyms
sorry,
humble,
chastened,
sorrowful,
repentant,
remorseful,
regretful,
penitent,
conscience-stricken,
in sackcloth and ashes
in the sense of guilty
Definition
showing, feeling, or indicating guilt
When she saw me, she looked extremely guilty.
Synonyms
ashamed,
sorry,
rueful,
sheepish,
contrite,
remorseful,
regretful,
shamefaced,
hangdog,
conscience-stricken
in the sense of penitent
Definition
feeling regret for one's sins
a penitent sinner
Synonyms
repentant,
sorry,
apologetic,
abject,
atoning,
rueful,
contrite,
sorrowful,
remorseful,
regretful,
conscience-stricken
in the sense of repentant
a repentant criminal
Synonyms
regretful,
sorry,
ashamed,
apologetic,
chastened,
rueful,
contrite,
remorseful,
penitent,
self-reproachful
in the sense of rueful
Definition
feeling or expressing sorrow or regret
He shook his head and gave me a rueful smile.
Synonyms
regretful,
sad,
dismal,
melancholy,
grievous,
pitiful,
woeful,
sorry,
mournful,
plaintive,
lugubrious,
contrite,
sorrowful,
repentant,
doleful,
remorseful,
penitent,
pitiable,
woebegone,
conscience-stricken,
self-reproachful
in the sense of sorrowful
His father's face looked suddenly soft and sorrowful.
Synonyms
sad,
unhappy,
miserable,
sorry,
depressed,
painful,
distressed,
grieving,
dismal,
afflicted,
melancholy,
tearful,
heartbroken,
woeful,
mournful,
dejected,
rueful,
lugubrious,
wretched,
disconsolate,
doleful,
heavy-hearted,
down in the dumps (informal),
woebegone,
piteous,
sick at heart
in the sense of sorry
Definition
feeling or expressing pity, sympathy, grief, or regret
She was very sorry about all the trouble she'd caused.
Synonyms
regretful,
apologetic,
contrite,
repentant,
guilt-ridden,
remorseful,
penitent,
shamefaced,
conscience-stricken,
in sackcloth and ashes,
self-reproachful
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