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70 entries under adjective topic. ×
| repentant(sad, sorry, regret, penitence) | |
| remorseful(wrong, sorry, regret, responsible) | |
| apologetic(sad, humble, regret, remorse) | |
| penitent(sad, unhappy, sorrowful, sorry) | |
| regretful(wrong, sad, sorry, regret) | |
| sorry(wrong, regret, responsible, regretful) | |
| rueful(wrong, sorry, responsible, liable) | |
| guilty | |
| ashamed(remorseful, regretting) | |
| conscience-stricken(sad, unhappy, penitence, apologetic) | |
| sorrowful(sad, unhappy, sorry, apologetic) | |
| penitential(sad, unhappy, regret, apologetic) | |
| compunctious(sad, unhappy, sorry, regret) | |
| bad(sad, unhappy, sorry, apologetic) | |
| embarrassed | |
| ruthful | |
| sad(unhappy, sorry, apologetic, regretful) | |
| sheepish | |
| guilt-ridden(sad, unhappy, apologetic) | |
| humbled |
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