SORRY Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word sorry. (close relations)
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| regretful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone | ||||||
| apologetic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • offering or expressing apology | ||||||
| contrite | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses | ||||||
| penitent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds noun • (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor) | ||||||
| pitiful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • inspiring mixed contempt and pity • bad; unfortunate • deserving or inciting pity | ||||||
| remorseful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses | ||||||
| repentant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds | ||||||
| compunctious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • Exhibiting compunctions, scruples, feelings of guilt. | ||||||
| rueful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses | ||||||
| apologetical | adjectiveadj | |||||
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| saddened | adjectiveadj | |||||
verb • make unhappy • come to feel sad | ||||||
| sad | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness adjective satellite • of things that make you feel sad • bad; unfortunate | ||||||
| attritional | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • relating to or caused by attrition | ||||||
| bad | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having undesirable or negative qualities • feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone noun • that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency adverb • with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') • very much; strongly adjective satellite • serious or severe • feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') • (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition • not capable of being collected • below average in quality or performance • nonstandard • not financially safe or secure • physically unsound or diseased • capable of harming • characterized by wickedness or immorality • reproduced fraudulently • not working properly | ||||||
| blue | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime • blue clothing • any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue • the sky as viewed during daylight • used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge • the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic • any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae adjective satellite • of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky • used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms) • filled with melancholy and despondency • characterized by profanity or cursing • suggestive of sexual impropriety • belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy • morally rigorous and strict • causing dejection verb • turn blue | ||||||
| dark | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black • (used of color) having a dark hue noun • absence of light or illumination • absence of moral or spiritual values • an unilluminated area • the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside • an unenlightened state adjective satellite • brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes) • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • secret • showing a brooding ill humor • lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture • marked by difficulty of style or expression • causing dejection • not giving performances; closed | ||||||
| deplorable | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • bad; unfortunate • of very poor quality or condition • bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure | ||||||
| dingy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot • (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear • causing dejection | ||||||
| disconsolate | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled adjective satellite • causing dejection | ||||||
| dismal | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing dejection | ||||||
