Compunctious
51repentant — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. penitent, regretful, contrite; see apologetic , sorry 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Feeling or expressing regret for one s sins or misdeeds: compunctious, contrite, penitent, penitential, regretful,… …
52penitential — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Feeling or expressing regret for one s sins or misdeeds: compunctious, contrite, penitent, regretful, remorseful, repentant, sorry. See REGRET …
53compunction — noun a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows a bad action. Derivatives compunctious adjective compunctiously adverb Origin ME: from OFr. componction, from eccles. L. compunctio(n ), from L. compungere prick sharply …
54remorseful — a. Compunctious, contrite, repentant, penitent, sorrowful …
55apologetic — adjective the students who defaced the lockers seemed truly apologetic Syn: regretful, sorry, contrite, remorseful, rueful, penitent, repentant; conscience stricken, compunctious, shamefaced, ashamed Ant: unrepentant …
56ashamed — adjective I was too ashamed to return her call Syn: sorry, shamefaced, abashed, sheepish, guilty, contrite, remorseful, repentant, penitent, regretful, rueful, apologetic; embarrassed, mortified, humiliated, chagrined, discomfited; rare… …
57conscience-stricken — adjective the conscience stricken teens who set fire to the gazebo Syn: guilt ridden, remorseful, ashamed, shamefaced, apologetic, sorry; chastened, contrite, guilty, regretful, rueful, repentant, penitent, abashed, sheepish, compunctious Ant …
58fierce — 1 Fierce, truculent, ferocious, barbarous, savage, inhuman, cruel, fell are comparable when they mean displaying fury or malignity in looks or in actions. Fierce is applied to men or to animals that inspire terror because of their menacing aspect …
59apologetic — adj 1. sorry, regretful, remorseful, contrite, in sackcloth and ashes; expiatory, penitential, penitent, repentant; conscience stricken, conscience smitten, rueful, compunctious; self reproachful, self condemnatory, self condemning, self… …
60conscience-stricken — adj contrite, pentitent, penitential, repentant; compunctious, remorseful, regretful, regretting, sorry, troubled, disturbed; guilt ridden, self accusing, self reproachful; chastened, humbled, shamed, ashamed, embarrassed, chagrined …
