REMORSEFULNESS Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

remorsefulness

noun

as in remorse

a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing he was gnawed by an unrelenting remorsefulness for the pain that he had caused people

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Noun

Prosecutors urged a lengthy sentence based on Skroko’s criminal history and lack of remorse.

— Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
At the hearing, prosecutors argued for life in prison, citing the brothers’ decadeslong assaults of dozens of women (over 70 have come forward) and lack of remorse.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of remorse

Noun

Another study found that Americans felt less collective guilt about harm done to Iraqis when they were reminded of 9/11—and even when they were reminded of Pearl Harbor.

— Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
But her fumbling coming-of-age is fraught with guilt, mostly about Callie and her shattered mother.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of guilt

Noun

The forcefulness of their singing conveys desperation, but preempts so much of the nuance that enlivens their songs—the fundamental regret in their voice grinding against the fundamental determination.

— Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
As love, lust and regret take hold of the court, Heinrey (Lee Jong-suk), the charming crown prince of the Western Kingdom, turns his eye to Navier.

— Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of regret

Noun

Any guilt or shame that comes from this evaluation can spill over into what foods are served freely at home and which are restricted.

— Bryn Beeder, The Conversation, 1 Nov. 2026
Over the decades, Ernaux has examined class shame through close observation of her parents’ lives, accounted for all-consuming romantic obsession, and transcribed fleeting encounters in supermarkets and trains in the Paris suburbs.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026

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