17
shabby(adjective, mean, bad, weak, poor)
16
contrite(adjective, sad, unhappy, behaviour, regret)
16
gloomy(adjective, sad, unhappy, unpleasant, sorrow)
16
low(adjective, mean, poor, nasty, sad)
16
lugubrious(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
16
mean(verb, adjective, bad, weak, lower)
15
cheap(adjective, mean, poor, nasty, low)
15
conscience-stricken(adjective, sad, unhappy, apologetic, regretful)
15
contemptible(adjective, mean, weak, poor, nasty)
15
pitiable(adjective, mean, weak, moving, poor)
14
beggarly(adjective, mean, poor, nasty, low)
14
blue(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, feeling)
14
doleful(adjective, feeling, moving, sad, unhappy)
14
dreary(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
14
somber(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
13
dejected(adjective, sad, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
13
lamentable(adjective, sad, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
13
paltry(adjective, mean, bad, weak, moving)
13
woeful(adjective, mean, moving, poor, low)
12
abject(adjective, mean, poor, low, sad)
10 years ago|30k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2016). sorry thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/sorry/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "sorry thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/sorry/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, sorry thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/sorry/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "sorry thesaurus" 26 February 2016. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/sorry/thesaurus/synonyms>