Synonyms of contriteness

contriteness

noun

as in remorse

a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing

his determination to make things right again was seen as a sign of his sincere contriteness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remorse
• guilt
• regret
• remorsefulness
• shame
• contrition
• repentance
• penitence
• self-reproach
• sadness
• grief
• rue
• apology
• sorrow
• compunction
• anguish
• blame
• culpability
• embarrassment
• responsibility
• qualm
• scruple
• prick
• distress
• misgiving
• chagrin
• fault
• excuses
• ruth
• rap
• liability
• bloodguilt
• bloodguiltiness
• hand-wringing
• mea culpa

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impenitence
• remorselessness