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repentant

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of repentant

feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done

repentant sinners

Synonyms of repentant

apologetic, compunctious, contrite, penitent, regretful, remorseful, rueful, sorry

Words Related to repentant

ashamed, shamefaced, sheepish

dolorous, grieving, lugubrious, mournful, plaintive, sorrowful, wailing, weeping, woeful

Near Antonyms of repentant

compassionless, cruel, merciless, pitiless, ruthless, unmerciful

shameless, unashamed

Antonyms of repentant

impenitent, remorseless, unapologetic, unrepentant

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