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penitent
Synonyms and Antonyms of penitent
feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done a penitent gossip who had come to ask for forgiveness Synonyms apologetic, compunctious, contrite, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorryRelated Words ashamed, shamefaced, sheepish; dolorous, grieving, lugubrious, mournful, plaintive, sorrowful, wailing, weeping, woefulNear Antonyms compassionless, cruel, merciless, pitiless, ruthless, unmerciful; shameless, unashamedAntonyms impenitent, remorseless, unapologetic, unrepentant
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