Synonyms for sorry
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Penitent
contrite, repentant, conscience-stricken, remorseful, conscience-smitten, regretful, compunctious, touched, self-accusing, melted, sorrowful, apologetic, self-condemnatory, softened.
Inadequate in quantity or quality
poor, paltry, trifling, cheap, mean, shabby, scrubby, stunted, small, trivial, unimportant, beggarly, insignificant, dismal, pitiful, worthless, despicable; see also inadequate 1.
Antonyms plentiful*, adequate, enough.
Sad
grieved, mournful, melancholy; see sad 1.
See sorry in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Expressing or inclined to express an apology:
apologetic, contrite, penitent, regretful, repentant. See regretFeeling or expressing regret for one's sins or misdeeds:
compunctious, contrite, penitent, penitential, regretful, remorseful, repentant. See regretDisturbing because of failure to measure up to a standard or produce the desired results:
disappointing, unlucky. See happy
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