Apologetic synonyms and antonyms
-ĭ-kəl
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unapologetic (antonym)
Not apologetic, especially when being apologetic would be appropriate.
Full of remorse; feeling, expressing, or caused by remorse
Tending to conciliate or reconcile
Promoting or producing retribution or punishment.
Causing, feeling, or expressing sorrow or regret:
Expressing disapproval or criticism.
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down on one's knees
Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.
defiant (antonym)
The definition of defiant is someone or something that resists behaving or conforming to what is asked or expected.
regret (related)
Expressing or inclined to express an apology
reclamatory
Tending to rehabilitate.
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restitutional
Not drawing attention to oneself; modest.
Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds or sins; contrite.
Characterized by or demonstrating repentance; penitent.
supplicating
self-reproachful
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self-condemnatory
self-incriminating
Of, relating to, or expressing penitence.
Feeling guilty or remorseful because of having done some wrong
unrepentant (antonym)
Having or exhibiting no remorse.
unregenerate (antonym)
Sinful; dissolute.
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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
Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt.
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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
flippant (related)
ironical (related)
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uncritical (related)
unorthodox (related)
insincere (related)
agnostic (related)
regretfully acknowledging
Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory.
defying (antonym)
expressing remorse, regret
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attack (related)
The experience or beginning of a feeling, need, or desire:
excusatory
Serving to make an excuse
compensational
That compensates
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