70 entries under adjective topic. ×

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repentant(sad, sorry, regret, penitence)
25
remorseful(wrong, sorry, regret, responsible)
25
apologetic(sad, humble, regret, remorse)
23
penitent(sad, unhappy, sorrowful, sorry)
23
regretful(wrong, sad, sorry, regret)
21
sorry(wrong, regret, responsible, regretful)
18
rueful(wrong, sorry, responsible, liable)
10
guilty
9
ashamed(remorseful, regretting)
9
conscience-stricken(sad, unhappy, penitence, apologetic)
9
sorrowful(sad, unhappy, sorry, apologetic)
8
penitential(sad, unhappy, regret, apologetic)
7
compunctious(sad, unhappy, sorry, regret)
5
bad(sad, unhappy, sorry, apologetic)
5
embarrassed
5
ruthful
5
sad(unhappy, sorry, apologetic, regretful)
5
sheepish
3
guilt-ridden(sad, unhappy, apologetic)
3
humbled
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