Related Words for sorry

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repentant
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Adjective, Adjective
penitent
/xx
Adjective, Adjective
contrite
x/
Adjective, Adjective
remorseful
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Adjective, Adjective
rueful
/x
Adjective, Adjective
pitying
/xx
Adjective, Noun
deplorable
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Noun, Adjective
compassionate
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Adjective, Adjective
pitiful
/xx
Adjective, Adjective
lamentable
x/xx
Adjective, Adjective
bad
/
Adjective, Adjective
regretful
x/x
Adjective, Adjective
dismal
/x
Adjective, Adjective
sad
/
Adjective, Adjective
distressing
x/x
Adjective, Adjective
unhappy
x/x
Adjective, Adjective
cheerless
/x
Adjective, Adjective
worthless
/x
Adjective, Adjective
dreary
/x
Adjective, Adjective
gloomy
/x
Adjective, Adjective
dingy
/x
Adjective, Adjective
drab
/
Adjective, Adjective
apologize
x/xx
Verb
apologise
x/xx
Verb
glad
/
Adjective
oops
/
Noun
apology
x/xx
Noun
unfortunately
x/xxx
Adverb
heartbroken
/xx
Adjective
confused
x/
Verb
unfortunate
x/xx
Adjective
miffed
/
Verb
saddened
/x
Verb
nope
/
Noun
annoyed
x/
Verb
regretfully
x/xx
Adverb
embarrassed
x/x
Verb
okay
x/
Adjective
forgot
x/
Verb
disappointed
xx/x
Verb
apologised
x/xx
Verb
worried
/x
Verb
know
/
Verb
yeah
/
Noun
sure
/
Adjective
afraid
x/
Adjective
regrettable
x/xx
Adjective
unrepentant
xx/x
Adjective
ashamed
x/
Adjective
remiss
x/
Adjective
mortified
/xx
Verb
crestfallen
/xx
Adjective
culpable
/xx
Adjective
brokenhearted
/xxx
Adjective
bereft
x/
Noun
pathetic
x/x
Adjective
upset
x/
Noun
offending
x/x
Noun
tardy
/x
Adjective
foolish
/x
Adjective
reproachful
x/x
Adjective
chagrined
x/
Verb
waste
/
Noun
abashed
x/
Verb
shameless
/x
Adjective
sore
/
Adjective
sinful
/x
Adjective
wretched
/x
Adjective
irresponsible
xx/xx
Adjective
bloodstained
/x
Adjective
sour
/x
Adjective
inadvertent
xx/x
Adjective
poor
/
Adjective
sensitive
/xx
Adjective
woeful
/x
Adjective
disgraceful
x/x
Adjective
tormented
/xx
Adjective
shameful
/x
Adjective
messed up
//
Phrase, Adjective
graceless
/x
Adjective
broken
/x
Adjective
unforgiving
xx/x
Adjective
screwed up
//
Phrase, Adjective
resentful
x/x
Adjective
blameworthy
/xx
Adjective
delinquent
x/x
Noun
frustrated
/xx
Adjective
reprehensible
xx/xx
Adjective
aggrieved
x/
Adjective
fretful
/x
Adjective
conscious
/x
Adjective
tragic
/x
Adjective
hapless
/x
Adjective
illegal
x/x
Adjective
incapable
x/xx
Adjective
resigned
x/
Verb
disgraced
x/
Verb
inconsiderate
xx/xx
Adjective
distraught
x/
Adjective
imprudent
x/x
Adjective
unfaithful
x/x
Adjective
unlucky
x/x
Adjective
guilty as sin
/x//
Phrase, Adjective
awkward
/x
Adjective
reluctant
x/x
Adjective
negligent
/xx
Adjective
hurtful
/x
Adjective
backward
/x
Adjective
grievous
/x
Adjective
reticent
/xx
Adjective
abandoned
x/x
Verb
dissatisfied
x/xx
Verb
shabby
/x
Adjective
abject
/x
Adjective
miserable
/xxx
Adjective
nasty
/x
Adjective
venial
/xx
Adjective
feckless
/x
Adjective
offhand
//
Noun
damned
/
Adjective
condemned
x/
Verb
mister
/x
Noun
nags
/
Noun
sweetie
/x
Noun
yon
/
Noun
rheum
x
Name
marianne
xx/
Name
plight
/
Noun
afterward
/xx
Adverb
mam
/
Noun
fer
/
Noun
sir
/
Noun
wee
/
Noun
fellas
/x
Noun
butt
/
Noun
jake
/
Name
mommy
/x
Noun
steve
/
Name
larry
/x
Name
sara
/x
Name
arse
/
Noun
tony
/x
Name
spectacle
/xx
Noun
saga
/x
Noun
mom
/
Noun
mess
/
Noun
honey
/x
Noun
madam
/x
Noun
jest
/
Noun
darling
/x
Noun
kate
/
Name
miss
/
Name
daddy
/x
Noun
mama
/x
Noun
sweetheart
/x
Noun
hon
/
Noun
laura
/x
Name
excuse
x/
Noun
mum
/
Noun
mike
/
Name
dad
/
Noun
dear
/
Noun
sarah
/x
Name
afflicted
x/x
Adjective
alight
x/
Adverb, Verb, Adjective
anguished
/x
Adjective
awful
/x
Adjective, Adverb
birmingham
/xx
Name
blest
/
Adjective, Verb
boring
/x
Adjective, Noun
boswell
/x
Name
byron
/x
Name
chaps
/
Noun
charlie
/x
Name
cheap
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
comforter
/xx
Noun
compassion
x/x
Noun, Verb
condolences
x/xx
Noun
crazy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
cure
/
Noun, Verb
damage
/x
Noun, Verb
davenport
/xx
Name
dean
/
Noun, Verb
depressing
x/x
Adjective
desolate
/xx
Adjective, Verb
detective
x/x
Noun, Adjective
devil
/x
Noun, Verb
eden
/x
Name
evil
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
fault
/
Noun, Verb
feller
/x
Noun
forgive
x/
Verb
forgiveness
x/x
Noun
friend
/
Noun, Verb
ghastly
/x
Adjective, Adverb
god
/
Name, Verb
gosh
/
Noun
grudge
/
Noun, Verb
guilt
/
Noun, Verb
happy
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
harry
/x
Name, Verb
hate
/
Verb, Noun
hey
/
Name
howdy
/x
Name, Verb
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
inexcusable
xx/xx
Adjective
injury
/xx
Noun, Verb
karen
/x
Name
lousy
/x
Adjective
melancholy
/xxx
Noun, Adjective
mercy
/x
Noun, Verb
mistake
x/
Noun, Verb
nothing
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
pardon
/x
Noun, Verb
penalty
/xx
Noun
pitiable
/xxx
Adjective
please
/
Verb, Adverb
queer
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
regrettably
x/xx
Adverb
remorse
x/
Noun, Verb
sentence
/x
Noun, Verb
shame
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
soy
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
tears
/
Noun
terrible
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
ugly
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
whoa
/
Verb
whoops
/
Verb
wrong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
die
/
Verb, Noun
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
save
/
Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
anymore
xx/
Adverb
get
/
Verb, Noun
shirtless
/x
Adjective