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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impenitence
• remorselessness

• impenitence
• remorselessness