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Penitent synonyms and antonyms

pĕn'ĭ-tənt

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repentant
Characterized by or demonstrating repentance; penitent.
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sorry (related)
(Of a person) Regretful for an action; grieved or saddened, especially by the loss of something or someone.
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sorrowful
Of a person, full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected; distressed; distraught.
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ruer
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
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atoner
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
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compunctious
Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt.
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contrite
Showing or resulting from contrition
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impenitent (antonym)
Without regret, shame, or remorse; unrepentant
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incontrite (antonym)
shamed, sorrowful
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unashamed (antonym)
Not ashamed; without embarrassment
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unrepentant (antonym)
Having or exhibiting no remorse.
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regretful
Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.
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regret (related)
Expressing or inclined to express an apology
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sinner (related)
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remorseful
Marked by or filled with remorse.
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shamed
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
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happy (antonym)
Cheerful; willing:
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penitential
Of, relating to, or expressing penitence.
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apologetic
Offering or expressing an apology or excuse:
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pious (related)
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the faithful (related)
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penitence (related)
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Penitent Sentence Examples

  • Origen implies that in his days the penitent might choose his own spiritual physician.

  • And shortly after his penitent died unabsolved.

  • The world saw with astonishment this vicious, rough, coarse-fibred man of the world transformed into an austere penitent, who worked miracles of healing.

  • The change made in the character of Sorrow made Indulgences all the more necessary for the indifferent penitent.

  • This brought him into conflict with the Jesuits, whom he accused of giving absolution much too easily, without any serious inquiry into the dispositions of their penitent.

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