19 entries under regret topic. ×

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contrite(adjective, sad, humble, remorse)
24
sorry(adjective, sad, unhappy, remorse)
19
remorseful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorry)
19
repentant(adjective, sad, unhappy, remorse)
18
regretful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorry)
17
penitent(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful, sorry)
16
rueful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorry)
7
compunctious(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorry)
7
penitential(adjective, sad, unhappy, remorse)
6
atoning(adjective, sorry, remorse, penitent)
5
propitiatory(adjective, sorry, remorse, remorseful)
4
expiatory(adjective, remorse)
2
attritional(adjective, sad, unhappy, humble, sorry)
2
self-effacing(adjective, humble, remorse)
2
self-incriminating(adjective, sorry, remorse, remorseful)
1
conciliatory(adjective, remorse)
1
explanatory(adjective, remorse)
0
supplicating(adjective, remorse)
0
on one's knees(adjective, remorse)
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APASmart Define. (2015). apologetic thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/apologetic/thesaurus/synonyms
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