as in ashamed
feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done
was remorseful about all the trouble that he had caused in the family
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Recent Examples of remorseful
Is DeAngelo remorseful for his crimes?
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Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Her journal entries turn despairing and remorseful, colored by moral outrage.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Ryan came across as remorseful and polite.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
During her sentencing, Javice appeared remorseful, according to several reports.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Her journal entries turn despairing and remorseful, colored by moral outrage.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Ryan came across as remorseful and polite.
—Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
During her sentencing, Javice appeared remorseful, according to several reports.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remorseful
Adjective
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Many parents feel ashamed to ask for help, but reaching out builds connection and shows strength, not failure.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
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The mom finally revealed that her daughter was taking weight loss supplements but had been too ashamed to say so.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Doing anything 98 times is a lot, and that certainly applies to the world’s most popular and prestigious award show (sorry about it, Alfred Nobel).—
Vulture Editors,
Vulture,
15 Mar. 2026
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Pedro Neto said sorry for pushing a ball boy during Chelsea’s defeat at Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, and also gave the kid his shirt — but UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against the winger regardless.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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And the conflict behind it all dates back to a regretful college recruitment and housing decision.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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My regretful error was not planning to give myself enough time to properly shop.—
Colleen McNally Arnett,
Southern Living,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Eventually, he was escorted out of the event space, with Palmer looking concerned for him and apologetic toward her co-stars and the crowd.—
William Earl,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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In a lengthy and apologetic statement, Altman claimed that OpenAI was now altering the terms of its Pentagon deal to explicitly prohibit the use of its AI systems to surveil US citizens, exhibiting a degree of people-pleasing normally witnessed in its sycophantic chatbots.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Johnson wrote in a letter in the filing to the Illinois review board that Hoover is repentant and has the potential and the desire to live the rest of his life as a force for good in his community.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Perry had been reluctant to engage with recovery groups in the past, which are often structured around repentant confessions.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Despite reading Whitney’s letter at least twice, Henry — a narcissist — seems baffled that Whitney is not more contrite.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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When one woman sees her bad behavior caught on camera, she’s initially contrite.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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It is flanked on all sides by footlong rulers (emblazoned, like the yardsticks, with an assortment of penitent phrases including YES, SISTER and NO, SISTER) marking the hours.—
Alex Jovanovich,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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When in the presence of God, one is meant to assume a penitent air.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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“Remorseful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remorseful. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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