Synonyms|71Antonyms|3|Broader|4Narrower|0Related|16
2
ruefulness(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, anguish)
2
self-condemnation(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance)
2
sorriness(noun, sorrow, regret)
1
bitterness
1
anguish(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, degradation)
1
bad conscience
1
breast-beating(noun, penitence)
1
confession(noun, penitence)
1
corrasion
1
debasement(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance)
1
degradation(distress, shame, sorrow, repentance, penitence)
1
detrition
1
distress(shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance, penitence)
1
grinding
1
heartache(noun, regret)
1
humbling(distress, shame, sorrow, degradation, repentance)
1
humiliation(noun, distress, shame, sorrow, degradation)
1
lamentation(noun, regret)
1
mortification
1
pangs of conscience(noun, expression, idiom, shame, sorrow)
For more, visit Contriteness on Power Thesaurus
11 years ago|1.4k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). contriteness thesaurus. Retrieved September 24, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/contriteness/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "contriteness thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/contriteness/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 24, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, contriteness thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 24 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/contriteness/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "contriteness thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 24 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/contriteness/thesaurus/synonyms>