Remorse Synonyms and Antonyms

rĭ-môrs
A feeling of regret for one's sins or misdeeds
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. compunction
  2. contriteness
  3. contrition
  4. penitence
  5. penitency
  6. remorsefulness
  7. repentance
  8. rue
  9. attrition
Guilt
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. compunction
  2. contrition
  3. guilt
  4. self-reproach
  5. regret
  6. repentance
  7. shame
  8. anguish
  9. grief
  10. compassion
  11. cruel
  12. sorrow
  13. penance
  14. pitiless
  15. penitence
  16. pity
  17. relentless
  18. rue
  19. sympathy
Antonyms:
  1. satisfaction
  2. indifference
  3. good conscience
  4. remorselessness
  5. happiness
Moral anguish arising from repentance for past misdeeds; bitter regret.
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. penitence

Words Related to Remorse

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Remorse Sentence Examples

  • There was no remorse in his face.

  • It wasn't remorse he saw, but fear.

  • He learned the remorse of hangovers and overeating.

  • Don't expect me to feel remorse for the scum of the Earth.

  • Another held him accountable, with remorse causing him to take his own life.

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