12 entries under sorry topic. ×

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repentant(adjective, sad, regret, penitence)
25
remorseful(adjective, wrong, regret, responsible)
23
penitent(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrowful)
23
regretful(adjective, wrong, sad, regret)
18
rueful(adjective, wrong, responsible, liable)
9
sorrowful(adjective, sad, unhappy, apologetic)
7
compunctious(adjective, sad, unhappy, regret)
5
bad(adjective, sad, unhappy, apologetic)
5
sad(adjective, unhappy, apologetic, regretful)
2
atoning(adjective, penitent, repentant)
2
attritional(adjective, sad, unhappy, apologetic)
1
mournful(adjective, sad, unhappy, apologetic)
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