Penitent synonyms
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Characterized by or indicative of repentance
Producing sorrow; exciting grief; mournful; lamentable; grievous.
Showing or resulting from contrition
sorry (related)
atoner
Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt.
Sorrowful about what has been lost or done.
Full of remorse; feeling, expressing, or caused by remorse
ruer
impenitent (antonym)
incontrite (antonym)
unashamed (antonym)
unrepentant (antonym)
happy (antonym)
Of or relating to penance.
Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing
regret (related)
Find another word for penitent. In this page you can discover 19 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for penitent, like: repentant, sorrowful, contrite, sorry, atoner, compunctious, regretful, remorseful, , shamed and sinner.