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- Dictionaryrepentant/rɪˈpɛnt(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. expressing or feeling sincere regret and remorse; remorseful: "he is truly repentant for his incredible naivety and stupidity"
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feeling sorry for something that you have done. Synonym. penitentformal. Opposites. impenitentformal. unrepentant. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Sadness and regret. aw. be/weigh on your conscienceidiom. bitter. black dog. breastbeating. cry. doom and gloom. feel badidiom. gloominess. glumness. groan. guilt. melancholia.
1. : experiencing repentance : penitent. 2. : expressive of repentance. repentantly adverb. Synonyms. apologetic. compunctious. contrite. penitent. regretful. remorseful. rueful. sorry. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of repentant in a Sentence. repentant sinners.
Repentant definition: repenting; penitent; experiencing repentance. . See examples of REPENTANT used in a sentence.
feeling sorry for something that you have done. Synonym. penitent formal. Opposites. impenitent formal. unrepentant. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Sadness and regret. aw. be/weigh on your conscience idiom. bitter. black dog. breastbeating. cry. feel bad idiom. gloominess. glumness. groan. guilt complex. melancholia.
When people are repentant, they’re feeling or showing remorse. They're sorry and ashamed of something. If you take the last cookie and then lie about it, you’re probably going to feel repentant later, if you have a heart.
1. Feeling or expressing regret for one's sins or misdeeds: compunctious, contrite, penitent, penitential, regretful, remorseful, sorry. 2. Expressing or inclined to express an apology: apologetic, contrite, penitent, regretful, sorry.
Someone who is repentant shows or says that they are sorry for something wrong they have done. He was feeling guilty and depressed, repentant and scared. ...a repentant criminal.
(formal) feeling or showing that you are sorry for something wrong that you have done synonym contrite, remorseful. She was not in the least repentant. His words left us all feeling suitably repentant. She wanted to show how deeply repentant she was. opposite unrepentant. Want to learn more?
to feel sorry, self-reproachful, or contrite for past conduct; regret or be conscience-stricken about a past action, attitude, etc. (often fol. by of ): He repented after his thoughtless act. to feel such sorrow for sin or fault as to be disposed to change one's life for the better; be penitent. v.t.
repentant meaning: feeling sorry about something bad that you have done. Learn more.
