Synonyms for remorseful


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ri-mawrs-fuhl
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈmɔrs fəl

Top 10 synonyms for remorseful Other synonyms for the word remorseful

Définition of remorseful

Origin :
  • 1590s, from remorse + -ful. Related: Remorsefully; remorsefulness.
  • adj guilty, ashamed
Example sentences :
  • But the Sikhs maintained a remorseful silence and declined it.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • Now I understood the remorseful strain I had detected in her speeches.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • She took his hand in hers, a pang of remorseful pity wrenching her heart.
  • Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
  • The remorseful past and the pain-filled present engulfed him.
  • Extract from : « Janet of the Dunes » by Harriet T. Comstock
  • His face was wrenched with pain, and his eyes full of remorseful misery.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • I felt as remorseful as if every tear he was hiding was a drop of blood.
  • Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz
  • She answered him with a soft little gasp, of a remorseful sob.
  • Extract from : « Theo » by Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • She left him there and flew to Mabel, whom she embraced with a remorseful hug.
  • Extract from : « The Giant's Robe » by F. Anstey
  • Mr. Mervale seemed the picture of remorseful guilt and avenging bile.
  • Extract from : « Zanoni » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
  • Ashurst bit at his sleeve, to stifle a groan of remorseful longing.
  • Extract from : « Five Tales » by John Galsworthy

Antonyms for remorseful

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