Apologetic Synonyms and Antonyms
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Synonyms for Apologetic
Promoting or producing retribution or punishment.
Full of remorse; feeling, expressing, or caused by remorse
Tending to conciliate or reconcile
Expressing disapproval or criticism.
Causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret:
down on one's knees
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Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.
reclamatory
Tending to rehabilitate.
restitutional
Not drawing attention to oneself; modest.
Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds or sins; contrite.
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Characterized by or demonstrating repentance; penitent.
supplicating
self-reproachful
self-condemnatory
self-incriminating
Of, relating to, or expressing penitence.
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Feeling guilty or remorseful because of having done some wrong
A formal spoken or written defense of some idea, religion, philosophy, etc.
atoning
Intended to serve as an explanation.
The definition of extenuating is circumstances or facts that are lessening the severity of something or explaining bad behavior.
expressing regret
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Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt.
regretfully acknowledging
The fact or state of being defended
A showing of an appropriate reason for one’s actions.
Something that provides evidence or support for a claim or argument:
satisfactional
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Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory.
excusatory
Serving to make an excuse
compensational
That compensates
Antonyms for Apologetic
Not apologetic, especially when being apologetic would be appropriate.
The definition of defiant is someone or something that resists behaving or conforming to what is asked or expected.
Having or exhibiting no remorse.
Sinful; dissolute.
expressing remorse, regret
Words Related to Apologetic
Expressing or inclined to express an apology
The experience or beginning of a feeling, need, or desire:
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