Synonyms for repentant
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Penitent
penitent, contrite, remorseful, sorry, penitential, apologetic, rueful, penitentiary, compunctious
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing.
Example sentences
- remorseful Sami was very remorseful and he told the truth.
- contrite She fidgeted, looking noticeably contrite.
- reconstructed The workers reconstructed the house brick by brick.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| repentant | rising | |
| remorseful | rising | |
| penitent | rising | |
| contrite | rising | |
| penitential | rising | |
| reconstructed | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- sorry2
- 6 letters
- rueful2
- 8 letters
- penitent3, contrite2
- 10 letters
- apologetic5, remorseful3
- 11 letters
- penitential
- 12 letters
- penitentiary5, compunctious
- 13 letters
- reconstructed4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sorry2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- repentant