Synonyms for remorseful

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ri-mawrs-fuhl

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈmɔrs fəl

Top 10 synonyms for remorseful

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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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