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be sorry(verb, expression, ask, grieve)
7
feel remorse(verb, expression, ask, grieve)
5
feel sorry(verb, expression, grieve, lament)
4
be contrite(verb, expression, ask)
4
be sorry for(verb, expression, grieve, lament)
4
do penance(expression, atonement, penitence)
2
feel remorse for(verb, expression)
2
plead guilty(expression, penitence)
2
show penitence(verb, expression, ask)
1
sing the blues(verb, expression, criticize, censure)
1
be ashamed(verb, expression, ask)
1
be penitent(expression, penitence)
1
be sorry about
1
beg pardon(expression, recompense, atone, penitence)
1
cry over spilled milk(verb, expression, grieve, lament)
1
feel sorry about(verb, expression, regret)
1
get down on knees(expression, recompense, atone)
1
humble oneself(expression, penitence)
1
make amends(expression, recompense, atone, atonement)
1
make up for(expression, recompense, atone)
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APASmart Define. (2015). repent thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/repent/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "repent thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/repent/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, repent thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/repent/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "repent thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/repent/thesaurus/synonyms>