as in ashamed
feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done
he appeared not the least bit compunctious about ditching his friends at the restaurant and leaving them to pay the bill
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compunctious
Adjective
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Both candidates should be ashamed of themselves for intentionally ignoring a group of American citizens and voters.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2026 -
Crowdpleasers are nothing to be ashamed of.—
Chris Nashawaty,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 June 2026
Adjective
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For this particular one, there was the cat stuff, but also there was the Monica dating stuff, which is very much based on my horrific experiences, sorry to say.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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These things are around for so much longer than any of us — sorry to bring death into it.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Mazzei asked whether Heuermann was truly remorseful.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Peters doesn’t appear especially remorseful.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Be apologetic for the inconvenience.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2026
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Streep imitated how Hawn, 80, would arrive on set, always apologetic.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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But with Hoskins facing the Phillies once again, now as a member of the Cleveland Guardians, Harper sent a regretful response on that decision.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Dusabejambo listened to harrowing stories from survivors and heard brutal confessions from regretful perpetrators.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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“Compunctious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compunctious. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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