Remorse synonyms and antonyms

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Feeling regret and sorrow for one's sins or offenses; penitent.

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Pity is a feeling of sorrow or sympathy for someone or something.

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The definition of contrition is a feeling of remorse about having done something wrong.

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indifference (antonym)

Lack of concern, interest, or feeling; apathy

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(Countable) Cause or instance of sorrow or pain; that which afflicts or distresses; trial.

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Characterized by or indicative of repentance

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A painful feeling of self-reproach resulting from a belief that one has done something wrong or immoral

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regret (related)

A feeling of sorrow, disappointment, distress, or remorse about something that one wishes could be different.

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good conscience (antonym)

guilty or bad conscience

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A sting of conscience or a pang of doubt aroused by wrongdoing or the prospect of wrongdoing:

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The definition of anguish is a feeling of physical or mental pain.

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(Countable) (usually in plural) An instance or cause of unhappiness.

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Pity or compassion felt for another's trouble, suffering, etc.

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happiness (antonym)

(Archaic) Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.

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The state of being contrite.

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A gradual reduction in personnel or membership because of resignation, retirement, or death, often viewed in contrast to reduction from layoffs.

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bitterness (related)

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weariness (related)

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The act or an instance of charging oneself with a fault or mistake.

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shame (related)

Respect for propriety or morality:

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repentance (related)

A repenting or being penitent; feeling of sorrow, etc., esp. for wrongdoing; compunction; contrition; remorse

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Doing penance.

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Full of regret; sorrowful or sorry.

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satisfaction (antonym)

Satisfaction is getting what you wanted or desired or the payment of a debt.

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remorselessness (antonym)

The characteristic of lacking remorse

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Marked by or filled with remorse.

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An act of self-mortification or devotion performed voluntarily to show sorrow for a sin or other wrongdoing.

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The condition or quality of being penitent; regret for wrongdoing.

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Any of a genus (Ruta) of strong-scented shrubs of the rue family, esp. an herb (R. graveolens) with yellow flowers and bitter-tasting leaves formerly used in medicine

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Obsolete form of penitence.

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The quality of being remorseful.

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apprehension (related)

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malice (related)

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Deep awareness of the suffering of another accompanied by the wish to relieve it.

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Find another word for remorse. In this page you can discover 34 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for remorse, like: contrite, pity, contrition, indifference, grief, repentant, guilt, regret, good conscience, compunction and anguish.