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Synonyms for remorse
rɪˈmɔrsre·morse

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Wiktionary4.5 / 2 votes

  1. remorsenoun

    A feeling of regret or sadness for doing wrong or sinning.

    Synonyms:
    compunction, penitence, agenbite, repentance, self-reproach, contrition

  2. remorsenoun

    Sorrow; pity; compassion.

    Synonyms:
    agenbite, contrition, penitence, repentance, compunction, self-reproach

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. remorse

    Regret is sorrow for any painful or annoying matter. One is moved with penitence for wrong-doing. To speak of regret for a fault of our own marks it as slighter than one regarding which we should express penitence. Repentance is sorrow for sin with self-condemnation, and complete turning from the sin. Penitence is transient, and may involve no change of character or conduct. There may be sorrow without repentance, as for consequences only, but not repentance without sorrow. Compunction is a momentary sting of conscience, in view either of a past or of a contemplated act. Contrition is a subduing sorrow for sin, as against the divine holiness and love. Remorse is, as its derivation indicates, a biting or gnawing back of guilt upon the heart, with no turning of heart from the sin, and no suggestion of divine forgiveness.

    Synonyms:
    compunction, contriteness, contrition, penitence, regret, repentance, self-condemnation, sorrow

    Antonyms:
    approval, comfort, complacency, content, hardness, impenitence, obduracy, obstinacy, self-approval, self-complacency, self-congratulation, stubbornness

    Preposition:
    Repentance of or in heart, or from the heart; repentance for sins; before or toward God; unto life.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. remorse

    Synonyms:
    compunction, anguish, self-condemnation, penitence, sting of conscience

    Antonyms:
    complacency, self-approval, self-congratulation

Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 4 votes

  1. compunction, remorse, self-reproachnoun

    a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

    Synonyms:
    self-reproof, self-reproach, compunction

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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words4.0 / 1 vote

  1. remorsenoun

    Synonyms:
    self-reproach, sorrow, regret, penitence, pity, compassion, sympathy

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "remorse":

    guilt, repentance, compunction, regret, contrition

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How to use remorse in a sentence?

  1. Joe Giudice:

    Today, I took responsibility for a series of mistakes I made several years ago, i have said throughout that I respect the legal process, and thus I intend to address the court directly at sentencing. I will describe the choices I made, continue to take responsibility for my decisions, and express my remorse to Judge Salas and the public. I am heartbroken that this is affecting my family — especially my four young daughters, who mean more to me than anything in the world.

  2. John Kelly:

    If nobody cared about him as a child growing up, then he didn’t have that empathy, why does he have no remorse or no guilt or no empathy for other human beings? I’ve seen this in a lot of serial killers, because they were abused.

  3. Fox News:

    He does have remorse.

  4. Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida:

    Prime Minister Abe, as the prime minister of Japan, once again expresses his feeling of heartfelt apology and remorse to all those who, as 'comfort women', experienced much suffering and incurred incurable psychological and physical wounds.

  5. Chilo:

    Prefer loss to the wealth of dishonest gain; the former vexes you for a time; the latter will bring you lasting remorse.


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