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19 entries under regretful topic. ×
| repentant(adjective, sad, sorry, regret, penitence) | |
| remorseful(adjective, wrong, sorry, regret, responsible) | |
| apologetic(adjective, sad, humble, regret, remorse) | |
| penitent(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful, sorry) | |
| regretful(adjective, wrong, sad, sorry, regret) | |
| sorry(adjective, wrong, regret, responsible) | |
| rueful(adjective, wrong, sorry, responsible, liable) | |
| conscience-stricken(adjective, sad, unhappy, penitence, apologetic) | |
| sorrowful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorry, apologetic) | |
| penitential(adjective, sad, unhappy, regret, apologetic) | |
| compunctious(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorry, regret) | |
| sad(adjective, unhappy, sorry, apologetic) | |
| attritional(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorry, apologetic) | |
| shameful | |
| chastened | |
| grieving | |
| lamenting | |
| mournful(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorry, apologetic) | |
| mourning |
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