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repentant
re·pen·tant R0158900 (rĭ-pĕn′tənt)adj. Characterized by or demonstrating repentance; penitent.
re·pen′tant·ly adv.repentant (rɪˈpɛntənt) adj1. reproaching oneself for one's past actions or sins; contrite2. characterized by or proceeding from a sense of contrition: a repentant heart; his repentant words. reˈpentantly advre•pent•ant (rɪˈpɛn tnt, -ˈpɛn tənt)
adj. 1. experiencing repentance; penitent. 2. characterized by or showing repentance. [1250–1300; Middle English repentaunt < Old French repentant, present participle of repentir] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | repentant - feeling or expressing remorse for misdeedspenitentashamed - feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse; "are you ashamed for having lied?"; "felt ashamed of my torn coat"regretful, sorry, bad - feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"impenitent, unremorseful, unrepentant - not penitent or remorseful |
repentantadjective regretful, sorry, ashamed, apologetic, chastened, rueful, contrite, remorseful, penitent, self-reproachful a repentant criminalrepentantadjective1. 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.Translationsrepent (rəˈpent) verb1. (especially in religion) to be sorry for one's past sins. 懺悔 忏悔2. (with of) to wish that one had not done, made etc. He repented of his generosity. 後悔 后悔reˈpentance noun 懺悔 忏悔reˈpentant adjective (negative unrepentant). a repentant sinner. 懺悔的 忏悔的
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Synonyms for repentantadj regretfulSynonyms- regretful
- sorry
- ashamed
- apologetic
- chastened
- rueful
- contrite
- remorseful
- penitent
- self-reproachful
Synonyms for repentantadj feeling or expressing regret for one's sins or misdeedsSynonyms- compunctious
- contrite
- penitent
- penitential
- regretful
- remorseful
- sorry
adj expressing or inclined to express an apologySynonyms- apologetic
- contrite
- penitent
- regretful
- sorry
Synonyms for repentantadj feeling or expressing remorse for misdeedsSynonymsRelated WordsAntonyms- impenitent
- unremorseful
- unrepentant
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